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Originally Posted by asagaai
So I bought SVS ultra speakers (known to be power hungry low speakers) and powered them using my Marantz AV receiver with 50 watts into 8 ohms rms.
There was some audiophiles saying you need external amps to get the best out of them but I thought ahh yes snakeoil salesmen....
Rave reviews about the SVS Ultra speakers but something just did not sound right to me-bit thin bright up high- hard to hear dialog. Spent 3 years tweeking settings.
Concluded the speakers are overhyped and started looking at big buck tower speakers and planning and thinking.
Anyway- decided in interim to buy an American power amplifier called Emotiva that puts out 165 watts into 8 ohms x2 (class A-B) , to drive the 2 front speakers, using the pre outs of the Marantz.
After a weekend and playing music and that surf scene from Point Blank loud, holy crap, the SVS speakers pump and are amazing with decent amplification.
First time I have had full spectrum sound that is beefy hi fi that out powers a cinema sound system in my home- to the point I could not play max volume as my ears hurt.
First time I have had such power that dynamic explosions and pounding waves etc are fully reproduced because the amplifier has the power to produce the full wave height of sound instead squashing the wave of sound because the electronics are over saturating.
Made me happy the SVS Ultras are special speakers, but they do need a class A-B high watt "v8 amplifier" with grunt.
Only problem is now gotta wait for my wife to leave home before I can enjoy the system.
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I wish you dident post the above, now I want to go bloody surfing!.lol,
And I don't surf or own a surfboard, but you made me feel like I did!..lol..
PS-You ever listened to the old Wharfedale speaker systems!