Alex Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Hello, I’ve purchased recently a pair of Klipsch R-28F speakers. In the store they sold me these speakers with a Yamaha R-N500 receiver. It has 2x80W RMS power @8ohm. Is this type of amplifier/receiver suitable for my R 28 F Klipsch speakers? I’ve read this article about choosing the right amplification for the speakers, and I’m worried if I did not get the right type of amplifier for my speakers: http://support.klipschgroupinc.com/kb/faq.php?id=69 Per this description I should have an amp with 120W-300W power. The room size is 19' x '19'. Can I use my R-28F speakers with the Yamaha R-N500 or should I change to a stronger amp or a smaller speaker like R-26F or RP-160M? Thanks for your help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattSER Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Going from 80 watts to 120 watts will hardly be noticeable. That receiver should work just fine. Have you tried it yet? I'm sure you'll find that it has plenty of power. When it comes time to upgrade, look for quality over quantity. I'd take a nice 50 watt amp over a mediocre 200 watt amp everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The History Kid Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 There are many people that are powering Klipsch speakers on 5 watt amplifiers. I think you'll be fine with 80. (I use 65 and 120 myself.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 1, 2016 Author Share Posted January 1, 2016 Going from 80 watts to 120 watts will hardly be noticeable. That receiver should work just fine. Have you tried it yet? I'm sure you'll find that it has plenty of power. When it comes time to upgrade, look for quality over quantity. I'd take a nice 50 watt amp over a mediocre 200 watt amp everyday. Thanks for your comment. Yes I have. For me it works fine. This is my first system, I do not have experienced ears. I got confused after reading the article about amplification I mentioned above. ( http://support.klipschgroupinc.com/kb/faq.php?id=69 ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 1, 2016 Author Share Posted January 1, 2016 There are many people that are powering Klipsch speakers on 5 watt amplifiers. I think you'll be fine with 80. (I use 65 and 120 myself.) Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Alex, Welcome to the forum. I’ve purchased recently a pair of Klipsch R-28F speakers. In the store they sold me these speakers with a Yamaha R-N500 receiver. It has 2x80W RMS power @8ohm. Is this type of amplifier/receiver suitable for my R 28 F Klipsch speakers? I think you will be fine with the Yamaha. I have heard really good things about that particular model also. Pretty beefy with it's 21.6 pounds which is heavier than many "100w/ch" HT AVR's. Nice built in streaming features also. I have often considered the R-N500 for one of my rigs if I had to replace any in the near future. It also has a subwoofer preout if you were to add a subwoofer to the mix, which would take some of the load off of the Yamaha for when you really want to lay the pedal down. Bill 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Alex, Welcome to the forum. I’ve purchased recently a pair of Klipsch R-28F speakers. In the store they sold me these speakers with a Yamaha R-N500 receiver. It has 2x80W RMS power @8ohm. Is this type of amplifier/receiver suitable for my R 28 F Klipsch speakers? It also has a subwoofer preout if you were to add a subwoofer to the mix, which would take some of the load off of the Yamaha for when you really want to lay the pedal down. Bill "Lay the pedal down" I like that! Is that like "Let the big dog eat"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 1, 2016 Author Share Posted January 1, 2016 Thanks Bill. I have a Presonus Temblor T10 studio active sub as well. I'm still experimenting to find the best positions and settings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Alex, Welcome to the forum. I’ve purchased recently a pair of Klipsch R-28F speakers. In the store they sold me these speakers with a Yamaha R-N500 receiver. It has 2x80W RMS power @8ohm. Is this type of amplifier/receiver suitable for my R 28 F Klipsch speakers? It also has a subwoofer preout if you were to add a subwoofer to the mix, which would take some of the load off of the Yamaha for when you really want to lay the pedal down. Bill "Lay the pedal down" I like that! Is that like "Let the big dog eat"? You could say that or you could say, "let it rip". Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Is it worth to bi-wire the R-28F speakers with the Yamaha R-N 500 amp? The amp has 4x outputs, so I could cable as per the linked picture below: http://bilder.hifi-forum.de/medium/787524/bwireoption3_396884.jpg (I do not understand really the German forum) Is it not bi-amping rather bi-wiring? (sorry if I'm wrong) Is this a better setting with my R-28F speakers? At the moment the amp is on 8ohm setting with normal cabling. If I would do this "bi-wiring", how should I change the impedance on the R-N500? The Yamaha manual has very little info about this... Any thought is highly appreciated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapsnb01 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Don't bother bi-wiring...it won't make any real difference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattSER Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Is it worth to bi-wire the R-28F speakers with the Yamaha R-N 500 amp? The amp has 4x outputs, so I could cable as per the linked picture below: http://bilder.hifi-forum.de/medium/787524/bwireoption3_396884.jpg (I do not understand really the German forum) Is it not bi-amping rather bi-wiring? (sorry if I'm wrong) Is this a better setting with my R-28F speakers? At the moment the amp is on 8ohm setting with normal cabling. If I would do this "bi-wiring", how should I change the impedance on the R-N500? The Yamaha manual has very little info about this... Any thought is highly appreciated. Bi-wiring from your receiver is basically the equivalent of using thicker gauge wires. It might make you feel better, but probably no audible difference(aside from placebo). If you do bi-wire, the impedance will not change. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 You will be fine with the Yammy. I say read some other threads while enjoying some tunes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 Thanks Guys. I'm doing what you write. I'm listening great tracks and reading the forum Yammi is doing great so far. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) I did some experiment today: I connected the 4x amp outputs of the Yamaha R-N 500 to the 4x input connectors of the 2x Klipsch R28Fs with 4x pair speaker cables. I think I like the sound a bit better. Better stereo experience IMO, not so harsh top, bit cleaner bass. (I still feel the R28F has to hard treble section...) I'd like to ask if one R28F is 8ohm when the 2x input terminal is connected as default, how many ohm is the top and bottom part of the speaker when it is separated? I can setup in the menu of the RN 500 8ohm and 4ohm. On the back of the Yamaha you can read: SP IMP: 4OHM MIN A or B: 4OHM MIN / SPEAKER A+B: 8OHM MIN / SPEAKER SP IMP: 8OHM MIN A OR B: 8 OHM MIN / SEAKER A+B 16OHM MIN / SPEAKER I belive in my case I should use the first: 4ohm setting in the menu, because I'm using A+B outputs with 8ohm speakers. But I'm not sure how many ohm is on each amp's output in this case. Can someone put things in order here ? Thanks. Edited January 23, 2016 by Alex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Here is some media guide for the post above: Yamaha RN-500's back: http://postimg.org/image/gqwq8gjsz/ Klipsch R28F speaker terminal without bass and treble connector: http://postimg.org/image/6uwqxo03r/ Yamaha RN-500 speaker terminal with 4x pair speak cables: http://postimg.org/image/3rceoar8v/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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