Home Theater Power Amplifier Help



Audiogon Community;

I am leaning toward separates in my HT setup, and B&W in-walls.

Right now, I am researching the amplifier power requirements for the system. The room dimensions are 17' x 17' x 7'6". The room volume is ~2,200 cubic feet.

Based on the speaker sensitivity, room size and accoustics and power output relationship I come up with a power requirement of less than 60W per channel to drive the speakers.

Do you agree?

The two subwoofers will be driven off the controller.

Possible Power Amplifier choices include:

Rotel RMB-1066 60W x 6 into 8 Ohms!

Please comment!

Happy Holiday's,
wheaton_illinois

Showing 1 response by zorpman

For HT you will need more power than you think. The dynamics of dialog vs. action sequences is much larger than normal music. You will listen at higher db than with stereo and will want to be able to crank up the volume to levels you would never think of for stereo unless your a real DEADHEAD.

Remember to double the dbs you need to quad the wpc.

I would suggest a minimum of 100 wpc to provide the headroom you will need. Used amp(s) are very attractive for HT as the technology has been essentially stagnant (in the amplifier only area) for years. I would not consider buying an older video product or receiver but I would buy a set of older amps.