Help!!! Novice in need of Amp advice

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Originally Posted by tenkey5

Hi,

I have just been given the Scandya minipod speakers

Specs:
POWER HANDLING: 10 - 100W RMS OUTPUT INTO 4 OHM

SENSITIVITY: 90DB SPL (1W AT 1M)

NOMINAL IMPEDANCE: 4 OHM

CROSSOVER: FREQUENCY 3KHZ. 2ND ORDER LF. 3RD ORDER HF

DISTORTION: HARMONICS 1 & 2 < 1% 80HZ - 20KHZ (90DB SPL, 1M)

I was wondering if anyone would be able too give me some advice about the type of amp i might need. I would like the bass to be good and have a budget around $600

Thanks

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We need to know: are you talking stereo or multichannel; amp or receiver?

One thing to note is that these speakers are 4 ohm; not all receivers in your price range are rated for 4 ohms, (some only for 6 ohms or even just 8 ohms). The lower the ohms of the speaker, the more current they will draw from the amplifier, and some just can't handle the extra draw.

Hi,

I have just been given the Scandya minipod speakers

Specs:
POWER HANDLING: 10 - 100W RMS OUTPUT INTO 4 OHM

SENSITIVITY: 90DB SPL (1W AT 1M)

NOMINAL IMPEDANCE: 4 OHM

CROSSOVER: FREQUENCY 3KHZ. 2ND ORDER LF. 3RD ORDER HF

DISTORTION: HARMONICS 1 & 2 < 1% 80HZ - 20KHZ (90DB SPL, 1M)

I was wondering if anyone would be able too give me some advice about the type of amp i might need. I would like the bass to be good and have a budget around $600

Thanks

crap, here we go again with the timeshifting stuff...

no,
do you want to use the speakers for surround, or stereo, if you only have 2 speakers, do you want to expand to surround later on...

a receiver is a preamp, a power amp, and a tuner, all in one 'box'
an amp is an integrated amp, or a power amp. we use it for most of the things, because it's shorter to type :)

anyways, check out marantz, they have good stereo and surround stuff (do note that when you don't have the intention to expand to surround later on, that it's best to buy a stereo integrated amp or a receiver)
also check out cambridge audio, nad, denon, rotel (maybe),
they are not huge speakers, so you don't need extremely much power... a good 50 watt integrated will do for sure...

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

stereo or multichannel?

I would like to use my speakers from computer / tv / projector and be able to easily switch between them. - i am not sure on the difference between an amp and a reciever?

With 4ohms would you think that i would need a higher budget?

Hope this offers a little more clarification