Power setup for 803D's Family Room


While it may sound a bit nuts, i have a set of 803 Diamond speakers which i use for left and right front channel.  I will be adding a matching center and have in ceiling Triad Silver Sealed speakers.  This is an open family room environment, not a theater room.   I have a separate theater room for the serious movie watching.  

My question is what AV Reciever or pre-amp combination should i get.  I was looking at a Sony STR-ZA1000ES but feel it may not power the B&W's well.  I could output the signal for front 2 channel to another stand alone amplifier i have from the Sony. I wanted to ask the question is there is a truly more powerful AV Receiver that would work with the B&W's.  If not then i will have to entertain a pre-amp or outputting the front stage signal to an amplifier. 
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Showing 2 responses by bassmass1

If your not worried about Dolby atmos or DTS X check out the Primare SPA23 4KVM AV. The Anthem MRX 1120, Marantz SR 7011 or Arcam AV 860 would be A/V Rec to check out.

I would  stay away from the Sony A/V Rec it's going to sound mechanical and the amps don't have the balls to drive those speakers to their potential. A preamp and amp combo will outperform any massmarket A/V Rec. Company's like Anthem,NAD,Arcam,Rotel and Marantz will offer better performance and make your system more enjoyable. You can even step it up to higher performance Audio company's than the ones mentioned if you are willing.