lupp5214 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Hey everyone, brand new to the forum. Looks like a TON of information which is great! So this is what I have currently: Receiver: Marantz 6012 Fronts: Klipsch RP 280FA Center: Klipsch RP 450C Surrounds: Pioneer SP BS22A Rears: Pioneer SP BS 22's Subs: Possibly SVS PB1000. Still deciding This will be used for 95% home theater. Nothing is setup yet. This will be for a home theater being finished in the basement. I know the rears and surrounds do not match but I had a buddy selling them in the box for $100 for all 4. I figured I couldn't go wrong and can upgrade later. I'm looking at doing a 7.1.4 setup (possibly 7.2.4). I know I will have to add an external amplifier to make this work. A lot of what I am reading is saying that I should power the fronts with the amplifier and use the receiver for the other speakers. I like this idea but was not looking at dropping another $700-$1500 on an external amplifier. Any suggestions for an amplifier that will do the job but is a little more budget friendly? Or just any suggestions or other ideas in general. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 @lupp5214, Welcome to the forum. If I was in the market for a multichannel amplifier for a very reasonable price and was buying new, this is where I would look. https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=15594 Built by ATI and in the USA. http://www.outlawaudio.com/products/5000.html Buying used, look here. https://tmraudio.com/components/power-amplifiers/anthem-pva-5-5-channel-power-amplifier-pva5/ https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9cfi8-anthem-mca-5-five-channels-ht-power-amp-multi-channel-amps Where are you located? Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupp5214 Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 10 minutes ago, willland said: @lupp5214, Welcome to the forum. If I was in the market for a multichannel amplifier for a very reasonable price and was buying new, this is where I would look. https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=15594 Built by ATI and in the USA. http://www.outlawaudio.com/products/5000.html Buying used, look here. https://tmraudio.com/components/power-amplifiers/anthem-pva-5-5-channel-power-amplifier-pva5/ https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9cfi8-anthem-mca-5-five-channels-ht-power-amp-multi-channel-amps Where are you located? Bill I’m located in Wisconsin. I’ve also been reading that since it doesn’t take much to push these speakers, use a cheaper external amp to power the rears instead. Any thoughts on that? On a side note I purchased the RP450C from amazon and just received an email that this center channel was being upgraded to the RP504C. Will this newer model work fine with the RP280FA’s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, lupp5214 said: I’m located in Wisconsin. Cool. 3 minutes ago, lupp5214 said: I’ve also been reading that since it doesn’t take much to push these speakers, use a cheaper external amp to power the rears instead. Any thoughts on that? My philosophy, better amplification for front soundstage. Let AVR drive the rest. 5 minutes ago, lupp5214 said: On a side note I purchased the RP450C from amazon and just received an email that this center channel was being upgraded to the RP504C. Will this newer model work fine with the RP280FA’s? From my understanding yes. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
314carpenter Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Welcome to the forum @lupp5214. I am near Madison. I have used both amplifers at the top of @willland list. I ultimately went with 7 channel 200W external amplification, but that is only because there was a small $200 difference between the 5 and 7 channel amp I chose. 5 channel external was a minimum for me in my 5.1.4 configuration. That's because I limit my AVR to driving 4 channels so it can produce around 100W/C intead of around 75W/C driving 6. Typical AVR's loose about 25W/C for every pair added due to undersized power supplies. Can only fit so much into one chassis. FWIW my 5 channel base is set to large in Audyssey so my sub is only handling LFE most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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