stream Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 I have the RF-7's and absolutely love them. However, I don't think my Onkyo TX-SV636 is a very good match for them. It's a 100-watt/channel SS receiver, and I think it's just too much for the RF-7's. I'd like to go with a far smaller (yet higher quality) amp for these speakers since their efficiency is so high (102db@1 watt right?). Have any of you paired up the new RA-02 (or RA-01 -- it's the same thing with no remote control feature) with the RF-7's or seen a demo of this pairing? At best, do any of you have any thoughts on this? Personally, I think the warm Rotel sound with only 40 watts behind it will make these RF-7's sing, but I'd like to get some opinions before I drop the cash. Thanks guys. -jesse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksdad Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 you are very mistaken the onkyo in not to much, not by a long shot, i understand if you dont like the amp, but your speaks will handle two of those amps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stream Posted May 8, 2003 Author Share Posted May 8, 2003 Well, I know they will handle 250 watts continuous, but I just tend to think that 40wpc coming from a higher-quality amp (the Rotel) would sound better than 100wpc coming from a mid-quality amp (the Onkyo). The speakers are made to run off very low amounts of power, after all. Am I wrong in assuming that a high-quality yet low-powered amp would sound better than a high-powered lower-quality amp on extremely sensitive speakers? I know relatively little about HT, so please correct me if I'm wrong! I guess instead of saying the Onkyo is "too much" for the RF-7s I should have said the Onkyo is "too much for the RF-7s when a higher quality low-powered amp would probably sound better." -jesse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leok Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 I don't listen real loud .. not so loud at all. My favorite amp puts out 3.5 Watts. I have an 8 Watt amp that I've never clipped (it's the Tripath based amp and when it clips there's no missing the event). With the 99dB @ 1 Watt Forte-IIs, I've watched the speaker signals with a scope, when using a 60 Watt amp I used to have, and when the sound was as loud as I could tolerate, I saw what looked like 4 Watt peaks on the scope. The same volume should require about 2 Watts on the RF-7s. I don't know anything about Rotel amps. Try to get an amp that has very low distortion at under a Watt (distortion of most ss amps is pretty high at under a Watt. That's why SS amps are generally specified at rated power .. not at a Watt). The Rotel might do well at low power. If you can borrow a decent tube amp it might be worth the effort. Compare to the Rotel. leok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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