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Hello all,
I'm sorry for long post!!!
I got Epic 80 home theater system, and My RX-V 2200 6.1 100 watt rms per channel Yamaha receiver.
the receiver is not able to handle the M80 at my listening level, it shut it self off.
I love all Axiom's speakers.

My room is 14 x 36 x 8 ft.

I think that I need to buy amplifier to run the Epic 80 and keep my Yama Receiver use for pre amp, because it had the pre out for each channels

Here are amplifiers I have in mine:

B. Outlaw power amp.
Model 770 7-channel Amplifier
With SEVEN 200-watt channels, Audiophile quality at a low $1,799 price.
http://www.outlawaudio.com/products/770.html#

Power output: 200 watts RMS x 7 (all channels driven simultaneously into 8 ohms from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with less than 0.05% total harmonic distortion). 300 watts RMS x 7 @ 4 ohms




B. Rotel's RMB-1095 Rated at 200 watts per channel (all 5 channels) $1,999
http://www.rotel.com/products/specs/rmb1095.htm

Continuous Power Output (20-20 kHz, <0.03%) 5x200 watts /ch / 8 ohms
DIN Power Output (1 kHz, 1%) 5x330 watts /ch / 4 ohms



Question: which one is good marching with the Epic 80. or it will over kill for M80???

Welcome for any comment or suggestions.
Thank you for any help in advance.

Lac

200 watts per channel is way more than you need.

If I were you I'd get the Rotel RMB-1075. It'll power your M80's to ear bleeding levels, and save you some coin. Beyond that...the Rotel amps look WAY better than those butt ugly Outlaw amps.

If you're open to buying used (which in the case of amps is generally a pretty safe bet) check out Audiogon.com, some nice Rotel amps show up there quite often.

I bought my 1075 used and have been thrilled.

do you mine if I ask you how much you pay for you rotel amp?

Rotel amp is nice but it only have 5 channels I need six.
Thanks for your advice, I'll check into that web site.
By the way I'm live in Canada, I dont know if I buy used amp from this site, do they ship to Can???
Thanks
lac

Audiogon is basically just a website of classified ads. They're primarily private sellers, not dealers. I'm sure many of them will ship to Canada.

I paid about $825 for mine.

You won't miss that one extra channel in the rear. I had my system setup with 7.1 (I bought an additional amp) and was never really impressed. I ended up selling the extra amp, and putting my M2i's upstairs on my computer.

I'm always looking for the best possible sound for the least possible money. If I were you, I'd give the RMB-1075 a shot, with 5.1. If you really think you miss that extra channel in the rear, you could always pickup a RB-1070 (or even RB-1050), and power that last channel. It'd still cost you less than buying one of those 200 watt monsters.

Just my two cents. (ok...maybe 5 cents.)

lac, try www.canuckaudiomart.com. Most of the sellers are in canada.

For example, this Rotel is available. You may be able to negotiate the price down a bit.

The Rotel 1095 goes for $2000, but I got 15% off at my dealer so I paid $1700. I run a 7.1 system and use a 2 channel Rotel RB-1050 for my two center back speakers. I think the RB-1050 cost me $330. The 2 channel amp is 70w per channel and that's plenty for what's in the two center back speakers(there's really not all that much going on in the center backs that requies a lot of power).

Can't he just get the five channel Rotel and use his reciever to power the last channel? Or why not just just get a powerful two channel amp and let the reciever push the surround spekers? The M80's are the problem not the surround speakers. I'd love to try some Outlaw M200's.

Yep, getting the five channel and letting the receiver power the center backs would work out perfect. I wish I could help lac choose between Rotel and Outlaw, but I a Rotel fan so I'm biased.

That's actually a great idea. Use the RMB-1075 to power the the 5.1 and use the Yammy to power that sixth channel.

Spiff,

The Rotel RMB-1075 is 200 watts per chanel @ 4 ohms.I run M80's off a RB1080 and think the match is quite good.If the 80's are the ones giving the Yamaha trouble why not just a good 2 channel amp for the mains.

The RB1070 should do the trick.