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The speaker fact sheet says that the Klipsch 1.5 speakers have nominal impedance of 8 ohms. May I ask why the receiver should handle 4 ohms?

Thank you for your replies and explaining everything. I definitely will start turning the music down a bit, but my apartment on campus is pretty small so it doesn't take too much for it to be loud. I think I found a newer receiver that could work. The Denon AVR-E400 7.1 (80 bucks) seems like a decent match and I have two additional (very small) speakers that I could add because it's a 7.1 system.

I looked at smaller receivers but I'm a little confused and worried about power consumption. If my speakers are rated at 200 watt max (Klipsch 1.5) then shouldn't I have a receiver that that can handle at least 3/4 of that wattage per line? My concern with an 80 watt is that I would overpower it.

Noted. Thank you for your advice. I am looking at this receiver (Denon AVR-2803). It looks like it can handle my 5 speakers but I may hook up 4 just to be safe. Any thoughts on that receiver?

I had a Yamaha RX V480 hooked up to four of the speakers and I killed it, presumably because I played my music too loud. It still works but I cant turn the music more than like 1/8th of its max capacity. Even then it gets warm so I keep a fan on it. Is there a minimum watt receiver that I should be using? I just don't want to melt another receiver haha

Cheap as possible (I'm a college student) Small room U.S. based

Hello, I have five Klipsch KG 1.5 speakers and I was looking for some guidance regarding which type of receiver I should buy. From my understanding, these speakers use 50 watts of power with a peak of 200 watts. I listen to music pretty loudly, so I assume I am using more than 50 watts of power. Do you have any suggestions on how many watts my receiver should be able to handle? Thank you very much in advance for your help