I Want Better Sound...

[GMichael]

those speakers ar e 4 ohm units,

Is his receiver 4 ohm stable?
I wonder if anyone has the resistance curve for these speakers.

[markw]

Is his receiver 4 ohm stable?
I wonder if anyone has the resistance curve for these speakers.

Check page 1, post 14, dated 12/07. I noted there in item 5 that Marantz does not rate these for 4 ohm, only 8 and 6 ohms. FWIW, the 6 ohm rating is 110 watts and the speakers rated max is 150 watts.

It looks like these speakers might not be a "fantastic" choice for this receiver or, conversely, this receiver might not be a "fantastic" choice for these speakers.

In either case, considering the subwoofers handle the heavy duty work, I doubt the mids and highs suck up that much power.

A quote from the review linked to in item 4 in my 12/07 post. "The powered bass sections of the main speakers allow ear-shattering volumes to be achieved even with a modestly powered amp."

Both Noddingoff's and my links to reviews of these speakers, both reviewers indicate some reservations about using these speakers for music,

IMNSHO, he can add all the power he wants and he may get a db or two more loudness but it's not going to change the overall sound of the system. Remember, a 3 db increase in volume requires double the power and, in the grand scheme of things, 3 db isn't squat.

[GMichael]

OK, so what would be best would be a speaker upgrade.

Do you think a 4 ohm stable say 2 channel, 100 wpc would be of any help? These could be had for cheap from Ebay etc.

[markw]

OK, so what would be best would be a speaker upgrade.

Do you think a 4 ohm stable say 2 channel, 100 wpc would be of any help? These could be had for cheap from Ebay etc.

...that depends on what the definiton of "better" is and he's not very forthcoming about that, now is he?

But, personally I doubt it. People here are using receivers rated to 6 ohms for 4 ohm speakers and are having no problems.

MNSHO, I don't think he likes the speakers for music but doesn't want to admit it or can't do anything about it. ...or both. He's hoping for a magic bullet and frankly, it ain't happenin'.

[GMichael]

...that depends on what the definiton of "better" is and he's not very forthcoming about that, now is he?

But, personally I doubt it. People here are using receivers rated to 6 ohms for 4 ohm speakers and are having no problems.

MNSHO, I don't think he likes the speakers for music but doesn't want to admit it or can't do anything about it. ...or both. He's hoping for a magic bullet and frankly, it ain't happenin'.

Maybe pixie snot?

I see your point. His receiver should have no trouble driving those speakers from 100htz or so up. Oh well, we tried.

[L.J.]

Maybe pixie snot?

How about some of that fancy Golden Quicksilver Uranium stuff I've been reading about in another thread? That should work wonders.

[GMichael]

How about some of that fancy Golden Quicksilver Uranium stuff I've been reading about in another thread? That should work wonders.

It works well if you sniff it. But if you really want the most bang for your buck, you've got to melt it down and rub it in your eyes.

[markw]

Maybe pixie snot?

I see your point. His receiver should have no trouble driving those speakers from 100htz or so up. Oh well, we tried.

There's always these:

http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina31.htm

If worse comes to worse, they could always be used in the fish tank...

[L.J.]

There's always these:

http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina31.htm

If worse comes to worse, they could always be used in the fish tank...

$129 a pop huh. That's less than the snot at $169. Hey, 30 day return policy. Hmmmm....