I have an Onkyo TXNR 818 set up 7.2, with polk monitor 75t as fronts- Would this amp 1) work with 818 2) power them better for Music and HT? Thx
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Definitely ! Front pre outs from 818 to Emotiva to front speakers. You'll have to run the Audyssey to setup for HT to make sure all speaker levels are ok. For hi fi (cd , phono , etc) I would experiment with stereo, direct, p. direct to see what sounds better. Also , some audyssey movie settings may not sound great in stereo . Lots of tweaking ! Have fun ! Lou
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Hi, I purchased this amp for a two channel configuration, and I am very happy with the results; it has much more power and more fidelity than an integrated receiver. I think that maybe you only have to configure your system to provide the same power level to all the speakers; if not, the front speakers will sound louder than the rest. Regards.
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Your receiver has plenty of power to drive the Polk speakers. You don't need the extra amp.Good luck
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Apparently you did not bother to read the comment I posted. The unit I got caught on fire when it was plugged in. As in call the fire department smoke. It was returned. Good luck.
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Congrats on your equipment. I am using UPA-200 for stereo only. I love the sound, uncolored and dynamic. Technically you can use front left and Right pre-out on your receiver to connect UPA. I use to have couple Onkyo receivers and i believe they sound similar to Emotiva. But considering 818s power for each channel I do not think you'll have any benefits adding UPA.
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Absolutely. This amp will easily drive rated output to 200 WPC on each channel, all driven. It has been my experience with Polk speakers is that their load is not overly difficult to drive. With well designed and built cables, this combination should yield a system that will show little sonic change as you crank it up (sounds just as good at relatively high volumes as it does at low volumes).
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I am using a Polk Audio RM-7 "8 inch powered sub woofer. My room is only 12X15 and my wife hates it! She is not a fan of a lot of bass. But when she's not around, and I turn it up, it is more than enough. The Yamaha, it seems to me, has less bass output in its normal configuration than my old Onkyo system, but you can adjust it easier with the Yamaha. I would think any good name Sub would do fine.
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Speakers do not have to come the same manufacturer. In my case I am using the stereo unit with an existing built-in speaker system. There are several stereo speakers in different rooms so in my case I need & use an impedance matching unit so that I do not burn out the amplifier in the stereo receiver. If I recall correctly the Onkyo unit I have has to be connected to 8 ohm impedance speakers. I don't recall the power output per channel, but I suspect you could get away with speakers rated for 30 watts or greater. Hope this helps.
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I used a Onkyo TX-SR313, but if you attach it to your System in your home and decide to use Speakers A or A+B etcetera, then you cut the power to your surround speakers and the other power is used to power the kickers. I added a Onkyo A-5VL Integrated Digital Amplifier and attached my outside speakers to that, and have pure power to run the speakers, and can attach any iPod, pc, or bring my TX-SR313 over to the mix, and run everything. Many ways you can do it.
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I used to connect these speakers to my 5 year old Onkyo receiver TX-SR606 (90W per channel). It's more than adequate and loud enough. Last year, I upgraded my receiver to Onkyo 818 last that have pre out capability (you need Onkyo 7 series or above to connect your receiver to external amplifier) and use Emotiva XPA-5 amplifier. It's worth the upgrade. Sounds great especially with 24-bit uncompressed recording. It really makes you listen to your old collection once again.
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I have mine connected to 80 watt max speakers so you should be fine. Just be aware you will get distortion if you max it out or if you music has a lot of base.
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The Onkyo TX-NR626 is a great amp for all around use and is half price. Just set up a friend with this amp and they love it. I have the Onkyo TX-NR828 but is more money. I am sure the NR626 will do everything you need. You will not be disappointed.
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In answer to your question. The Onkyo TX-NR828 is rated 130 watts per channel @ 8 ohms, so you would have to connect to speakers that can handle that wattage. The NR828 does have a preamp. output (to another amplifier ) if extra speakers are needed beyond the 7.2 configuration. The only comment I can make about your room size is, my 7.2 setup is in a 15'x15' room and has plenty of volume/power to spare. I would recommend downloading the instruction manual from the ONKYO website for various speaker setup configurations, and specifications, along with a ton of information about this unit. Hope this helps you. Enjoy your quest. In answer to your question. The Onkyo TX-NR828 is rated 130 watts per channel @ 8 ohms, so you would have to connect to speakers that can handle that wattage. The NR828 does have a preamp. output (to another amplifier ) if extra speakers are needed beyond the 7.2 configuration. The only comment I can make about your room size is, my 7.2 setup is in a 15'x15' room and has plenty of volume/power to spare. I would recommend downloading the instruction manual from the ONKYO website for various speaker setup configurations, and specifications, along with a ton of information about this unit.... » Read More In answer to your question. The Onkyo TX-NR828 is rated 130 watts per channel @ 8 ohms, so you would have to connect to speakers that can handle that wattage. The NR828 does have a preamp. output (to another amplifier ) if extra speakers are needed beyond the 7.2 configuration. The only comment I can make about your room size is, my 7.2 setup is in a 15'x15' room and has plenty of volume/power to spare. I would recommend downloading the instruction manual from the ONKYO website for various speaker setup configurations, and specifications, along with a ton of information about this unit. Hope this helps you. Enjoy your quest. « Show Less
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I have a V675 and I'm running 3 subs (2 are Polk and 1 is a Klipsch). 2 are with my basement home theater (Zone 1) and are hooked up to the 2 sub\pre-amp outputs on back of amp. The 3rd is hooked up to my upstairs living rooms speakers (Zone 2) using speaker wires from amp into sub and speaker wires out from sub to speakers.
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Well the Onkyo puts out 130W (8 Ohm) in 2 channel driven. If you want to take advantage of that power I would recommend getting a Polk Audio Monitor series system. The towers can do almost 300W 2 channel driven and sound great with a lot of power. In fact I think they are the best performance/dollars speakers out there unless you go the DIY route.
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I have a Yamaha with 120 watts per channel. That seems like plenty of power.I don't know if I'd use less than 80. Good speakers for the money
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Hey Balaji did you get an answer I'm shopping the same recievers and I'm stuck between the two I hear the onkyo runs super hot maybe the 707 is more comparable, anyway I'm leaning towards the denon 1910 Jeff Helmlinger
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There are pre-outs on the back for all 11 channels. You connect the external amplifier using RCA cables (I recommend Blue Jeans Cables interconnects for cost/performance and you can have them made to the lengths you need), then go into Setup and under Speaker Setup, enable 11.1 playback. That should give you the discrete width channel output to the amplifier. You can run the other 9 channels directly off of the AVR. That said, given the power capabilities of most AVRs, I strongly recommend a good 3-channel amp to power the left, right and center channels, since they get the most sound. I know that Onkyo claims 135w+ per channel, but I promise you an external amp for those three channels will sound SO much better than just running them off the AVR alone. I'm using an Emotiva XPA-3 (which is fair quality gear on the relative cheap) to drive my towers and center and couldn't be happier with the results.
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these Infinity speakers will handle 75 watts. I have an Onkyo at 65 per channel @8 ohms and the work wonderfully. It is hard to beat Infinity speakers. Good luck.
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I looked up the tuner and i can say it would be perfect match my friend, because the tuner is the right amount of watts 80 watts just get a 12 inch woofer at least ok because the speakers do sound good but really would sound better with a bigger sub, please you have to make sure you separate the sound good, i sold them ASAP because my tuner was at 120 watts per channel way too many, they feel cheap but much better them a lot of speaker i have owned, if you want a very good sounding speaker take your time and by piece by piece polk you can buy on ebay but go with polk.com and down on the right click on polk ebay and get the refurbished- they are good as new trust me i have the TSI300 & Monitor 50s like new you cant tell- so take your time man trust me with the Onkyo will sound so good it would blow you away, if you have any other Q.A please email me bro?
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I have a TX-SR806 ONkyo receiver and wanted to know if a 100 watt subwoofer is good for this? I have (mirage) nano 5.0 speakers and am looking to buy a (klipsch) polk a subwoofer psw10 that puts out 100 watts. thanks