Yamaha Aventage RX-A1020 Needs some speakers

CAn my YAmaha receiver power a pair of B&W CM9s??? IS it a good quality match or do the CM9s outpace the Yamaha????

Thanks for the help.

billhowell7504-21-2013 3:43am

tls49 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,351 posts 04-21-2013 at 05:23pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete B&W CM9's need much better power than a receiver. A separate high quality amplifier should be used with them.
tls49 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,351 posts 04-22-2013 at 02:46am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Very good advice from Paraneer, and look closely at the last page of the Home Theater article (HT Labs Measures). Compare the measured power against published specs from Marantz. Also, high quality amps generally quote rated power with all channels driven, not just 2 channels like receivers.