Macintosh Speakers XR 1052...A POWER question

My power source is a Yamaha Integrated Amp AX 500U...It has 85 Watts per channel into 8 OHMS.

I also have a JVC RX 6030V Receiver....It has 100 Watts per channel.

Will either of these two units be enough power to run these Macintosh speakers ?

Which of these would you use ?

Thank you

rocky131312-31-2021 4:37pm

stereo5 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,388 posts 12-31-2021 at 06:33pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The Yamaha Integrated amp. You won’t hear any loudness difference between an 85 watt amp and a 100 watt amp. The integrated will sound better than a receiver, less compromise’s in the integrated. Never heard those Mac speakers but have heard others. You should be fine. Try the integrated first, listen for a day then substitute the receiver, you will then be able to hear the difference.
russ69 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,505 posts 01-01-2022 at 02:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete OP you have some top drawer power hungry McIntosh speakers. You have a couple of older nothing special Units to power them. If you don’t wish to get a dedicated power amp with at least 200wpc then you are doing the speakers a disservice and should probably move them on to someone who has amp to drive them properly. From your other thread.
tomic601 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 12,911 posts 01-01-2022 at 03:23am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 82 db with 1 watt with 100 wpc power handling in a 3 way w passive radiator ( Roger Russel ) begs for a beefy solid state amp with good damping to control the low end. A 100-200 wpc mac ideal. A MC275 tube even better IMO.