Oh my goodness, thanks everyone for your responses! The carver's supposed to be stable all the way down to 1 ohm, which leads me to believe its got current to spare.
As far as the high power with sensitive speakers bit, That's a Klipsch forum thing. I know logically it makes no sense, but there's guys over there running 500 watt crown amps that swear makes them sing like no other.
Have the Carver back in the system, sound is definitely different, less gritty somehow, but t feels like the Venetian blind effect is a little worse. I'm having a hell of a time finding a spot for the centaur majors that doesn't make certain bass notes boom and others disappear. They're 4-5 feet from the back and sides of the room, so they have room to breathe. Maybe all the reflective surfaces? Lots of space, but also lots of wood and brick.
Anyway, thanks again everyone, hell of a community here, glad to be a part of it :)
As far as the high power with sensitive speakers bit, That's a Klipsch forum thing. I know logically it makes no sense, but there's guys over there running 500 watt crown amps that swear makes them sing like no other.
Have the Carver back in the system, sound is definitely different, less gritty somehow, but t feels like the Venetian blind effect is a little worse. I'm having a hell of a time finding a spot for the centaur majors that doesn't make certain bass notes boom and others disappear. They're 4-5 feet from the back and sides of the room, so they have room to breathe. Maybe all the reflective surfaces? Lots of space, but also lots of wood and brick.
Anyway, thanks again everyone, hell of a community here, glad to be a part of it :)