Hi all,
I am new this forum and need help to confirm if the speaker I chose to upgrade will match my current amplifer setup. Trying to keep simple but reading over confused me .
I have a Onkyo HT-S5500 package (with HT-R590). I want to upgrade the front two speakers (FL & FR) and may be the center speaker later. Have choosen a speaker which is offerdabe in price and locally made, but couldn't confirm if I may face any issues now or in the future.
After reading lot of youtube videos and reading article I got really confused.
My Amp spec:
Rated Output Power
Input Sensitivity and Impedance (Unbalance)
Tone Control Characteristics
Speaker Impedance 6 Ω - 16 Ω
My Speaker Specifications:
Please help me confirm if this is a good match or have to look for lesser power floor standing speakers.
I am new this forum and need help to confirm if the speaker I chose to upgrade will match my current amplifer setup. Trying to keep simple but reading over confused me .
I have a Onkyo HT-S5500 package (with HT-R590). I want to upgrade the front two speakers (FL & FR) and may be the center speaker later. Have choosen a speaker which is offerdabe in price and locally made, but couldn't confirm if I may face any issues now or in the future.
After reading lot of youtube videos and reading article I got really confused.
- As the setup contains other speaker with max imput of 130 W - 6 Ohms, will replacing two speakers may cause issues?
- Some say the the amplifier should provide 1.5 to 2 time the power of speaker. The Amp states that it can give 130w-6 Ohms or 100W-8 Ohm. But the speaker recomendation is 60 - 125 W, where 125 W- 8 Ohm is higher than 100 W.
- In another forum, I read the amp should provide atleast 60% to 110% of the peak power rating of the speaker. Less than 60% can cause damage and higher will not. In this case 125 W* 0.60 = 75 W and 125 W * 1.1 = 137.5 W (ref Recommended Amplifier Power).
- Based on speaker spec, calculated RMS of speaker is 125 W * 0.707 = 88.37 W. The acutal RMS of the amplifier is unkonwn except different numbers in all frequencys. Based on the first 5 license in amp spec, I assume its 80 W 8 Ohms and I am not sure.
My Amp spec:
Rated Output Power
All channels: (North American)
80 watts minimum continuous power per
channel, 8 ohm loads, 2 channels driven
from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, with a maximum
total harmonic distortion of 0.7% (FTC)
130 watts minimum continuous power
per channel, 6 ohm loads, 1 channel
driven at 1 kHz, with a maximum total
harmonic distortion of 1% (FTC)
(Others)
1 ch × 130 W at 6 ohms, 1 kHz, 1 ch driven
of 1 % (IEC)
Maximum Effective Output Power(Asian)
1 ch × 160 W at 6 ohms, 1 kHz, 1 ch driven (JEITA)
Dynamic Power** IEC60268-Short-term maximum output power
180 W (3 Ω, Front)
160 W (4 Ω, Front)
100 W (8 Ω, Front)
THD+N (Total Harmonic Distortion+Noise)0.08% (20 Hz - 20 kHz, half power)
Damping Factor 60 (Front, 1 kHz, 8 Ω)Input Sensitivity and Impedance (Unbalance)
200 mV/47 kΩ (LINE)
Rated RCA Output Level and Impedance200 mV/2.2 kΩ (REC OUT)
Maximum RCA Output Level and Impedance2 V/2.2 kΩ (REC OUT)
Frequency Response 20 Hz - 50 kHz/+1 dB, -3 dB (DSP bypass)Tone Control Characteristics
±10 dB, 50 Hz (BASS)
±10 dB, 20 kHz (TREBLE)
Signal to Noise Ratio 100 dB (LINE, IHF-A)Speaker Impedance 6 Ω - 16 Ω
My Speaker Specifications:
TRANSDUCER COMPLEMENTS: HF | 1 x 1" dome tweeter |
---|---|
TRANSDUCER COMPLEMENTS: MF | 1 x 5" midrange |
TRANSDUCER COMPLEMENTS: LF | 2 x 5" woofer |
RECOMMENDED AMPLIFIER POWER | 60 - 125 W |
NOMINAL IMPEDANCE | 8 Ohm |
SENSITIVITY (1 w 1m) | 90 dB |
FREQUENCY RESPONSE (-3 dB) on axis | 60 Hz ~ 20 kHz |
FREQUENCY EXTENSION (-10 dB) | 42 Hz ~ 22 kHz |
CROSSOVER FREQUENCY | 930 Hz, 3.2 kHz |
Please help me confirm if this is a good match or have to look for lesser power floor standing speakers.
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