It sounds that your system is
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Originally Posted by Carbonated
Being new to audio, I recently (6 months ago) purchased a starter system from a local audio store. I bought the Linn Classic and a pair of Snell K-7 speakers at the advice of the salesman. I have the system set up in my office (small room) and listen to classical. I noticed that I have to turn the dial up quite a ways to get any sound and then the bass is not very noticeble.
I told a friend recently about my dilema and when he checked out the system specs he thought it was not such a good match (but he is not sure). The amp is rated at 75 watts at 4 OHMS and the speakers need a minimum 100 watts @ 8 ohms to drive them (87 dba efficiency)according to the literature . He thought either I should get a more powerful amp or a speaker more in line with the receiver (like the Linn Kan). Did I get bad advice at the audio store? I feel I was taken advantage of because of my ignorance. Please give me some advice as I don't know if my friend is correct in his thinking or not.
Thanks in advance and Happy Thanksgiving!
Incorrectly hooked up. The Linn should be able to drive your speakers to concert levels. I have no idea why Snell reccomends 100 watt minimum, but that rating is totally absurd for a speaker with a 87db watt rating.