Youd be much better off with something like Elac debuts with that avr. The LS50’s will not sound good on that avr. The Elacs will sound better and work better for you I believe. The LS50’s sound good with about $5,000 in front end electronics driving them
LS50 + Amp Power
Yet another LS50 thread... My apologies :). Quick question on power ratings. I have a Pioneer VSX1120k which provides 120w to L & R. I've read a few threads about power "quality" and I wondered what I might be missing. Does the Pioneer supply well rated power?
The 1120k has pre outs so I could technically drive L/R with a separate amp (center too as I have this in a HT setup). Wondering what everyone thinks? I've been looking at Outlaw audio or Emotiva.
The 1120k has pre outs so I could technically drive L/R with a separate amp (center too as I have this in a HT setup). Wondering what everyone thinks? I've been looking at Outlaw audio or Emotiva.
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Dude, read the reviews of ls50’s. I gave sound advice. Elac debuts or something similar are going to sound better than ls50’s with your avr. I had LS50’s hooked to a B&K Reference amp and McCormack pre and they sounded awful with rock music. There are many better options out there for the same or less $ as the ls50’s in regards to pairing well or having some type of synergy with your gear. Theres quite a few people that believe the wireless versions sound better than the passives until you spend $10k on front end gear to drive the passives. You’d be better offwith a pair of wireless ls50’s and a bluesound node to get around that horrible app ($1800 all in) or the ls50w metas at $2500. Do you already have the LS50’s and I missed that? |
Op, no worries at all my man. What we need to di is find you the best 2 channel integrated around $1k to pair with your ls50’s Maybe look at a Preowned Rogue Sphinx? I got a Belles Aria for not much more than a Sphinx and its great too. Do you have a Dac yet? Whats your main source? Streaming Tidal, Amazon, Qobuz? Ard you using a dedicated streamer? A laptop? Just asking to see what your source and dac situation look like. Something from Rega, Creek, Hegel etc would be nice. I had a Peachtree Nova 220se and they are pretty sweet for around $1k, a Nova 150 might be cool... Just for reference too, I’d bet that the Rega IO at 50 watts is as strong as the Pioneer at 110 watts so keep in mind that peak horsepower doesn’t mean anything with power under the curve. I’ve heard 75 watts sound as strong as 225 watts too so it depends on other things too, not just max wattage at a certain frequency for a short period of time. |
@dbphd , I was under the impression that wattage was usually measured at a single frequency, between 50-150hz. I’ve read that on numerous sites... And are you perhaps talking about current and not gain? https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/watts-versus-current |