Quote Originally Posted by Rich-n-Texas
Hi Bill,

One requirement is that the receiver needs to be able to decode the new lossless formats, because eventually I'll be piping either Blu-ray or HD-DVD into it. GM warned me about pre-pro's not having this ability so that's another reason why I'm shying away from them.

I guess I just don't understand spec's well enough yet, but I assumed that 130 watts per channel meant 130 watts all channels driven? It shows 130 watts x3 for the front channels and 130 for the surrounds when the receiver is in surround mode. RMS power is 130 watts continuous in stereo mode. Total power is 910 watts. The Denon shows 110 x7. What am I missing?
I am adressing this question seperatly.
130 wpc means 130 wpc, all channels driven, in two channel mode the output will be slightly higher.
think its a modern miracle that a crapload of amps can put out such high power ?
Well, no.
Even those vertical coffins of yours wont be drawing that much juice, maybe 50w under stress.
Truth is, there is enormous competition these days, so they fudge the specs a tad, and we let them so we can brag.
BUT if you turn up seven 130w amps all the way several magical things will happen.
Your speakers will blow, eventually , and after awhile (about five minutes) so will the amps, if they dont melt like your eardrums will be doing.
So while theoretically these amps can put this out, they dont mean to actually try it.
Your main worry is having enough REAL power (current) because if your speakers dont have enough power they will go into clipping, which will damage them more than overpowering them.
But dont worry, just about any decent receiver will drive your speakers, look at that one lung wonder you're using now.
The main thing is getting the quality speakers like yours deserve.
So I am begging , really begging, look into some rotel, B&K, Integra (yay!) or even Onkyo.
Please. PLEASE