Elrief1 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 (edited) I want to purchase two Rp-240s for surrounds,but im a bit worried that my Emotiva Xpa5 @ 200 watts per channel maybe two much power. Can someone give me some advice, will this setup be ok?.. Edited October 1, 2017 by Elrief1 forgot something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted October 1, 2017 Moderators Share Posted October 1, 2017 I have used my Acurus A200 (200 x 2) to power even small speakers. As long as the speakers sound clean and are not distorting, you are fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elrief1 Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 Ok, I was a bit worried that i might over power them with true 200watts. Thanks for the prompt reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted October 1, 2017 Moderators Share Posted October 1, 2017 I was running RF-83, RC-64 and RS-52 with a Parasound HCA2205a (220 x 5) and they 52's had no problem with the extra power. I believe it's worse to have too little power because at high volume, your receiver runs out of gas and introduces distortion which can really damage speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Elrief1, Welcome to the forum. 1 hour ago, Elrief1 said: I want to purchase two Rp-240s for surrounds,but im a bit worried that my Emotiva Xpa5 @ 200 watts per channel maybe two much power. Can someone give me some advice, will this setup be ok?.. Your XPA-5 will be fine with your RP-240s speakers as long as you are not stupid crazy with the volume knob. 1 hour ago, Elrief1 said: Ok, I was a bit worried that i might over power them with true 200watts. Thanks for the prompt reply. I doubt your speakers will ever see anything close to 200w continuous and for that matter even peaks close to that much. Let your XPA feed them but on the other hand know when to back off. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Youthman said: I have used my Acurus A200 (200 x 2) to power even small speakers. 53 minutes ago, Youthman said: I was running RF-83, RC-64 and RS-52 with a Parasound HCA2205a (220 x 5) and they 52's had no problem with the extra power. I have been feeding my HT system, including RS-35 surrounds, with 200w/ch Acurus amps for the better part of 6 years with never a hint of over driving them. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboKlipsch Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 You would imo have to sit 20 feet away or more before it came into play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elrief1 Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 I thank you guys for the response to my question. I will give it a try and listen to the results.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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