bill77 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I am considering purchasing a pair of Forte II's locally. My current setup includes a Marantz SR 8500 which is rated at 125 watts per channel. Is this going to be a total mismatch for my receiver or a waste of good speakers? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastlane Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 All I can say is give it a try. Only your ears can decide. I had an old Harman Kardon 730 that was great with my Forte II's. Many on this forum have had great success with the HK 430, 630, 630, or 930. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Welcome to the forum. I have heard really good praises about Marantz and Klipsch. I think the Forte II's and the 8500 will be a great match. I will probably be upgrading to a Marantz receiver(6003 or 8002) to pair with my B&K and drive my Forte's. If Forte's sound really good with my Onkyo, I know the Marantz will sound that mutch better. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkin Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I have ran mine with Denon and Sony ES I liked both. Both had about 100 watts per channel and that was plenty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
convicted21 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I run mine with a 90w/channel Onkyo and it sounds good, but I would love to hear them with some more power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakedmb Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I have used my Cornwalls with a Marantz receiver and have been very pleased with the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormin Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Marantz 2325. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagneMan Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Realizing I am new here and never one to overstep boundaries intentionally, may I politely suggest trying your Fortes with a warm luscious tube amp? I have multiple amps and I can truly say that the Forte II's glow, effervesce and shimmer when driven by tubes. I wont use solid state on my older speakers...and many will debate it, but I personally find nuances and hear details that I wont hear with solid state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormin Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Realizing I am new here and never one to overstep boundaries intentionally, may I politely suggest trying your Fortes with a warm luscious tube amp? I have multiple amps and I can truly say that the Forte II's glow, effervesce and shimmer when driven by tubes. I wont use solid state on my older speakers...and many will debate it, but I personally find nuances and hear details that I wont hear with solid state. But I don't believe Marantz made a tubed receiver. [] On a serious note, good recommendation and welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadbike Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 You wil NOT go wrong with a Marantz 2325 receiver or the 1250 amp. both are rated at 125 watts per channel. Let me tell you they will sound great with it. I use a Marantz 2325 with a set of Chorus II's and the sound is fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raiderfan1 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 what I recommend is a 2 ch power amp if posible, high current , My father in the 80's had a pair of the fortes 1s not the 2s with an old denon amp from back in the day which had the long red live across the front i dont know if any body knows which ones am talking about and them fortes really really slamed I sounded as if a band was playing right in front of u, the amp was i think 180 watts per @ 8 ohms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raiderfan1 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 the denon model was POA some thing? and I think it was a four ch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raiderfan1 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 its the Denon poa 2400 look it up, that is an amp and will make them fortes sing, surely a reciever will do the job but the more balls u feed them fortes the better them forte speakers r great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Marantz 2252b and Forte's. Just moved my Forte's from heavily tiled and no acoustic dampening family room to a carpeted with thick curtains bedroom. I don't know if it is the Marantz alone or the combination of it and the different acoustics but now the Forte's seem more articulate and instruments have a seperation to them I really never noticed. I never knew only 52 vintage Marantz watts would even compare to my B&K 200w amp. The Onkyo/B&K combo sounds great with the Forte's but I think the Marantz and Forte's are a match made in audio heaven. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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