how powerful of a receiver is needed to drive 2 of these? i have a yahama rx-a2000, not sure if it can handle these speakers? thanks
1745917
It will drive them in a two channel mode, but it is not the adequate type of amp needed for this type of speaker. You are combining a commercial speaker with a home theater amp. I would go instead with a pair of tower speakers if you already have the amp.
1058058
These speakers are not powered and therefore will work anywhere. You must have a receiver or power amp in order to drive them...
1614433
Eric this is a pre-amplifier. It doesnt put out any power to drive your speakers. You need to pair this unit with an external power amplifier. If your on a budget, I would recommend Emotiva amplifiers. I personally own one and its been running amazing, a big difference from receivers with built in amps.
1878653
I can only tell you that my Sony receiver has 200 watts / channel and I've had no issues at all with the speakers. You likely will never play them at full power anyway.
1906059
The 775 has pre outs. If you have high wattage speakers then you can use an external amp to power them since most receivers these days don't supply enough power for anything other than entry level speakers.
1205687
This is not an amp. It takes an output to speakers and can run different sets of speakers. If you do not have enough power in your receiver to run the speakers it will not work. Each time you turn on a set of speakers it will drop the power by a percentage. Some receivers can not handle more then three sets.
1293745
"Receiver" is the common term for 3 components in one box:AM/FM tunerPreamplifierPower amplifierSo yes you have a power amplifier to drive these speakers.Recommendation: 10 watts will drive these speakers, but I recommend more power. More is better. The objective is NOT volume, but reserve power if called for. With multiple speakers in a single enclosure, the woofer will use about 50 percent of available power.
1763303
The Lepai unit IS the receiver. You run whatever signal (computer, MP3 player, CD player) ypu are trying to amplify into the Lepai Amp via RCA connections or 1/8" (standard headphone size jack) stereo plug. Your speakers connect into the rear of the Lepai unit (standard speaker connections). I'm using this unit to power my audio from my computer. I'm using it to power (2) bookshelf size 3-way speakers. It works great in the small bedroom that I'm using in it. It's probably not big enough to adequately power speakers for use in a living or other large area.
378737
Your receiver has plenty of power to drive the Polk speakers. You don't need the extra amp.Good luck
1768305
I have not a clue, any respectable amplifier with 20 watts RMS from 20-20KHz should do it. I use an Yamaha RX-V573, 70 watts @ 20-20K, 110 @ 1Khz (big whoop). The point is I never need a whole lot of power, read the specs, 96 db 1 Watt/1 meter, pretty efficient, up there in Klipsch RF territory and they sound better than Klipsch RF-62's. If you have a clean old two channel receiver with 50 watts x2 channels, it should be plenty for a good sized room. My listening room is 20' x 11' and along with the F12 these guys always sound great.
861499
Absolutely! I believe that receiver is 50 watts per channel at 8 ohms, and that will drive these speakers nicely. These are good speakers, I have them in my master bedroom and they sound great!
714676
These speakers are pretty incredible. They are surround speakers so logically they're not designed to be your mains, but there's really no reason they can't be. They have the same horn tweeter and drivers as some of the center channel speakers, driven by the right stereo receiver you should be just fine. Keep in mind, these things are pretty efficient with power but they'll only be as good as your receiver. Crappy receiver = crappy sound no matter what speakers you have.
1156824
You will need a receiver that will power the speakers. Also an RCA cable for the Subwoofer input.
87410
I have a 7.1 receiver with 75 watts RMS per channel that works fine and has plenty of volume. These are base reflex (unsealed) speakers which are more efficient vs acoustic suspension speakers (sealed).
319951
This is ONLY a Speaker system. You Will need a receiver/amplifier that provides Max 500 Watts for Sub, and 200 Watts for each of the other 5 speakers. (FL,FR,Center-Front,RL,RR)FRONT/REAR SURROUND SPEAKERS Driver Units: 4x (3" + 1") Sensitivity: 88dB/1 Watt/1 Meter Frequency Response: 80Hz-20KHz + 3dB Nominal Impedance: 4-8 Ohms SUBWOOFER Dual 10 Inch Subwoofer Frequency Response: 35Hz-200Hz + 3dB Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms Driver Units: 2x10" Sensitivity: 90dB/1 Watt/1 Meter Center Surround Speakers Driver Units: 2x (3" + 1") Sensitivity: 88dB/1 Watt/1 Meter Frequency Response: 80Hz-20KHz + 3dB Nominal Impedance: 4-8 Ohms This is ONLY a Speaker system. You Will need a receiver/amplifier that provides Max 500 Watts for Sub, and 200 Watts for each of the other 5 speakers. (FL,FR,Center-Front,RL,RR)FRONT/REAR SURROUND SPEAKERS Driver Units: 4x (3" + 1") Sensitivity: 88dB/1 Watt/1 Meter Frequency Response: 80Hz-20KHz + 3dB Nominal Impedance: 4-8 Ohms SUBWOOFER Dual 10 Inch Subwoofer Frequency Response: 35Hz-200Hz + 3dB Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms Driver Units: 2x10" Sensitivity: 90dB/1 Watt/1 Meter Center Surround Speakers... » Read More This is ONLY a Speaker system. You Will need a receiver/amplifier that provides Max 500 Watts for Sub, and 200 Watts for each of the other 5 speakers. (FL,FR,Center-Front,RL,RR)FRONT/REAR SURROUND SPEAKERS Driver Units: 4x (3" + 1") Sensitivity: 88dB/1 Watt/1 Meter Frequency Response: 80Hz-20KHz + 3dB Nominal Impedance: 4-8 Ohms SUBWOOFER Dual 10 Inch Subwoofer Frequency Response: 35Hz-200Hz + 3dB Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms Driver Units: 2x10" Sensitivity: 90dB/1 Watt/1 Meter Center Surround Speakers Driver Units: 2x (3" + 1") Sensitivity: 88dB/1 Watt/1 Meter Frequency Response: 80Hz-20KHz + 3dB Nominal Impedance: 4-8 Ohms « Show Less
1999774
The receiver is ok, but I don't think it will meet your expectations. I don't think the receiver can handle 1200 watts speakers. Handle means, utilize the full potential of 1200 watts speakers. That is my opinion.
1812621
They require a AV -Receiver or a separate power Amp. I used these for rear surrounds for years and they were the bang for the buck for sure. Good sound too!