Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Need help deciding on receiver

Whew, whenever I was 17 I was hoping, at best for something, anything to play my 'new fangled' 8-track casettes with.

I don't think I would have made it to my current age if I would have had a big honkin' amp connected to a set of 80s back then, maybe the 8-track wasn't so bad afterall.

Darren - hopefully JohnK's got a second to set you straight on draw versus resistive loads. Suppertime for me.

Bren R.

ya i guess thats one disadvantage in working full time and having so much spare $$ to spend on speakers....lol bye bye hearing....

Please stop this talk. I feel my wallet creaking open.

I'm 3 times your age and making the same decisions.
Not trying to hijack the thread.
I have 60's today. Tuesday I will have 80's.
I have a Denon 3805 (120wpc@8, 200@4).
I am deciding on amplifier. Denon to be prepro.
Think think others will agree. Spend your money on the best speakers you can afford now. You can upgrade processors and amps as you go.

after reading some more threads, i have decided against the m80's as my room is very small (12x12x8) and i wouldnt be able to place the m80's as far from the wall as recommended with what i read... i know the m60s will be way more than enough for my room, but like i said, i am planning for the future..but i would like it to work fine in the room i have presently also

Darren, No intentional hi-jack here, I pondered the exact same thing for quite awhile. My nature is to similar, get the better item now, so I don't have to look back. It was actully Axiom that told me in compleste candor, that the 60s would have an almost identical sound, but would ultimatly not play quite as loud. By no means does this mean they can total whale in a room. I have a good sized room, 24x23, and they absolutley rock. With the right equipment, anything louder would have your next deceision wondering what the best ear specialist would be. LOL, I would lean to the 60s for your present, and even future needs. "If" the mansion H.T. room comes into play along down the road, there are worse things to ponder.

Darren, the first thing is that you're attaching far too much significance to speaker maximum power ratings. Theoretically they represent a continuous power input which a speaker could handle without being damaged; in home use these things are pretty much meaningless. Speakers such as the M80 and M60 will use about 1 watt at a comfortably loud average listening level and split-second peaks might use up to 100 watts or more, but there's no "matching" of the speaker and amplifier maximum power ratings needed(a thousand watt amp isn't going to endanger the speakers; the extra power would simply be unused and meaningless). There's also no need to think about a lower impedance speaker "pulling" more power from the receiver; if the 4 ohm speaker isn't less sensitive it doesn't use more power.

Your receiver should be fine at this time and the M60s should give you excellent sound in your present room and in their future location.

wow that was really helpful john. so you really think that cheapo yamaha receive would be fine for now? i guess thats good though as i can get all the speakers, then when i have more money saved i can go and get my self a nice new higher model hk or denon receivr..... m60's here i come not til july though, as i first have to replace my 19" with a jvc 32" flatscreen crt

Thanks John, that's the post I wish I'd had time to make.

Bren R.