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Re: Whats the best for $500?
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Joined: Nov 2001
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Bummer- I just got this message from Pioneer-
Thank you for contacting Pioneer Electronics, Inc.
The VSX1015TX is rated at 8 and 6 ohms only, and is not recommended for speakers that require a 4 ohm impedance.
Thank you
Back to the drawing board-
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Re: Whats the best for $500?
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The VSX-1015TX that I'm sitting on is about to get hooked up to a 4ohm center so we will see how it works out. I expect no problems of any kind. I have run a few 4ohm systems off of a receiver or amp that wasn't speced for a 4ohm load with no problems of any kind.
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Paul, my suggestion would be to disregard the message from Pioneer. For reasons that are primarily legal rather than technological receiver manufacturers can't officially "recommend" the use of 4 ohm speakers if their units haven't passed the lengthy testing period into 4 ohms without overheating required by Underwriters Laboratory for a UL listing at 4 ohms. Sometimes when speaking to company repesentatives they'll nevertheless "unofficially" say that 4 ohm speakers should be okay.
Note the high power actually delivered into 4 ohms in the test that I linked. Also, this is THX certified, and one of the requirements involved in that certification is operation into a 3.6 ohm load. In the real world you should have no problem despite the legally required form reply that you got from Pioneer.
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Re: Whats the best for $500?
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Thanks John- that does make allot of sense.
Abes of maine will have in a few weeks- I might wait till they get it in- 409.00 with shipping. Nice price.
Also while I was dismayed at pioneers reponse I looked around some more and found this interesting review of an H/K 330
HK330
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