Would this be too much to power a pair of cerwin vega xls 28s? And will an old sony reciever work with this as a pre amp?
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i am not familiar with those speaker / i use Klipsch Heresey but they are inefficient so check the power rating for the cerwins online.
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Nope, I have it running a pair of VE-12's, which are a bit more than the xls 28. It is better to have more power than you need than less and turn it up to clipping. I assume you mean using the old sony receiver as a pre-amp. I don't think it will work as that, as the sony won't have the correct output. I have mine running off an external sound blaster card, into a gemini PA-7000 as a pre-amp, then into the CV-900. Just be careful turning it up too loud, as this will put out more power than the xls's can handle. Your Sony would be the receiver, then you would need the pre-amp, then into the cv-900. It is fine for home audio (as not many stereo receivers these days put out decent power). Nope, I have it running a pair of VE-12's, which are a bit more than the xls 28. It is better to have more power than you need than less and turn it up to clipping. I assume you mean using the old sony receiver as a pre-amp. I don't think it will work as that, as the sony won't have the correct output. I have mine running off an external sound blaster card, into a gemini PA-7000 as a pre-amp, then into the CV-900. Just be careful turning it up too loud, as this will put out more power than the xls's can handle. Your Sony would be the receiver, then you would need the pre-amp, then into the... » Read More Nope, I have it running a pair of VE-12's, which are a bit more than the xls 28. It is better to have more power than you need than less and turn it up to clipping. I assume you mean using the old sony receiver as a pre-amp. I don't think it will work as that, as the sony won't have the correct output. I have mine running off an external sound blaster card, into a gemini PA-7000 as a pre-amp, then into the CV-900. Just be careful turning it up too loud, as this will put out more power than the xls's can handle. Your Sony would be the receiver, then you would need the pre-amp, then into the cv-900. It is fine for home audio (as not many stereo receivers these days put out decent power). « Show Less
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This is not the type of amp to use for home audio, yes your speakers can handle the wattage, remember you want a lot of watts, not for noise but true solid sound at low output also. No your old sony receiver will not work as a preamp for this unit, it is a DJ style amp. Great to daisy chain, etc.. Honestly your best option is find a great condition Carver MXR2000 or MXR130 it will push cerwin xls215's towers to glass breakage!
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Hi Tyler, If the Cerwin Vega XLS 28s are powered subwoofers, then you don't need to feed them all that power compared to if your subwoofers were passive (none powered), then you can connect the power amp to feed them. Providing the pair w/ 210 watts rms a piece. And yes, you can use your Sony receiver as a pre-amp using Pre-Outs or Tape Outs. Hope this helps.
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I am sorry, but the receiver you have doesn't have pre-amp outputs. You can't add any amp to this receiver. Sorry. Some of the higher end receivers have pre-amp outputs that allow you to add external amplification.
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it will be ok but I ended up buying the cv1800 amp night and day I was over heating my receiver when I wanted it loud and what a difference the amp made twice the power half the volume way better bass and treble if you don't want it that loud it will be ok I like to rock out like a concert those speakers need power and the mid range speaker is weak I replaced it with a 500 watt 4 ohm mid called ssi big difference they blew out after a couple months hope that helps
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I'm powering 4 mb quart mids 125 rms and a kicker 12 with no problem. It would really depend on the impedence of your speakers and subs.
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Yea possibly. I would definitely read up on that before yiu make another purchase. Planet audio amps do tend to burn up if over powered.
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each speaker his its own amp i believe so each speaker his its own power chord to plug in to outlet.. the speakers have 3 options for connection... as long as your turn table has any one of those types of connections. you should be fine with out getting a preamp.. as long as you have a volume control on the turntables you probably wouldn't need a receiver..
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I don't have the spec sheet here to get the exact watt requirement, but suffice to say, my standard old Pioneer amp receiver pushes out enough to do the job. The wattage requirements should be available through the company website.
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No! This amp cannot power those speakers. Get a sony STRDH130 2 channel receiver
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Hello there this is a pasive speakers. Not power supply need it. The more important think is rhe maximun power level of your amplifier. I use for surround and the performance is great. Regards from Spain.
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I doubt you have 185 watts per channel RMS. These will work fine with your system. You won't over power them unless you over crank the volume. They will take a lot of power.I paired these with a set of the big boys, dual 15 inch woofers, Cerwin Vega, forgot the model number. Those I drive with a separate 700w RMS QSC amp. M base receiver is an 1100 watt Sony. That receiver drives the xls-28's no problems. Nice speakers. The big boys are too big for your setup. Weigh 120 pounds, and probably take 25 watts just to get moving. Hope this helps.
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If you have a separate pre-amp connect (1) Fiio A1 to let channel and the other to the right channel. You would get twice the power.Frank
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No problem. I use in a one-channel antique jukebox for the phono input. Very few of the modern ones have a phono input anymore and they need a pre-amp. This is a road-warrior amp, and I have used several of them for different projects over the years. One takes the output from my surround sound unit and powers speaker pairs all over the house. Another goo feature is that the off-on switch stays in the position you leave it and can be used in a switched power outlet of a master amp or anything else you want it to respond to. I keep coming back to this amp and have been very happy with them...especially the price and availability.
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It's not meant to be "hooked up" into a 7.2 system. You really need to match your speakers with your receiver.if your receiver did happen to have pre-outs you take a risk. Of damage. I have a 7.2 system that I've matched speakers to receiver. It has 130w per ch. and will play loud and clear enough for our neighbors! This amp is a 2 ch amp meant to be played in a stereo system ( 2 speakers). Hope this helps
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Bryce, I run a planet audio 2600 watt amp on my two 10" subs and its plenty of power. I know multiple people who have had great luck with planet audio so far and they're inexpensive.
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This should work wel for your system. The total power of my amp stated on the test sheet was 715amps. It has plenty of power. Turn off the low pass switches to the speakers and get your base from the Sub woofer! I think you will be happy!
649048
I'm no expert but I recommend Pioneer's 1300W amp. It will sound amazing with that!
1102157
No way ! U need 300w per channel at 8 ohm to drive these beasts , unless u don't wanna use their full capacity . U can get preamp + amplifier (cerwin cv1800)... Not a receiver for these !