Hi all,
I moved into a new home recently, where the previous owner had built a basement home theatre. Kind guy that he was, he left the speakers and subwoofer in place. So I need a receiver to make this all work. My knowledge of AV is pretty minimal, and my budget is very minimal. I'm looking at going to the used market to fill the need. Speakers are as follows:
Fronts - JBL Northridge E80
Max recommended Amplifier Power - 200W
Power Handling - Continuous / Peak - 100W/400W
Nominal Impedance - 8 Ohms
Sensitivity - (2.83V/1M) - 91 dB
Frequency Response (-3dB) - 38Hz - 20kHz
Crossover Frequency - 300Hz, 4000Hz
Center - JBL Northridge EC25
Max recommended Amplifier Power - 150W
Power Handling - Continuous / Peak - 75W/300W
Nominal Impedance - 8 Ohms
Sensitivity - (2.83V/1M) - 90 dB
Frequency Response (-3dB) - 80Hz - 20kHz
Crossover Frequency - 4000Hz
Rears - JBL Northridge E30
Max recommended Amplifier Power - 125W
Power Handling - Continuous / Peak - 70W/280W
Nominal Impedance - 8 Ohms
Sensitivity - (2.83V/1M) - 88 dB
Frequency Response (-3dB) - 50Hz - 20kHz
Crossover Frequency - 4000Hz
So, in terms of purchasing a receiver, what sort of wattages should I be looking for? I see that each type of speaker has a max recommended amplifier power - does that mean I should go with the lowest for all three, being 125W for the rears?
Thanks,
Matt
I moved into a new home recently, where the previous owner had built a basement home theatre. Kind guy that he was, he left the speakers and subwoofer in place. So I need a receiver to make this all work. My knowledge of AV is pretty minimal, and my budget is very minimal. I'm looking at going to the used market to fill the need. Speakers are as follows:
Fronts - JBL Northridge E80
Max recommended Amplifier Power - 200W
Power Handling - Continuous / Peak - 100W/400W
Nominal Impedance - 8 Ohms
Sensitivity - (2.83V/1M) - 91 dB
Frequency Response (-3dB) - 38Hz - 20kHz
Crossover Frequency - 300Hz, 4000Hz
Center - JBL Northridge EC25
Max recommended Amplifier Power - 150W
Power Handling - Continuous / Peak - 75W/300W
Nominal Impedance - 8 Ohms
Sensitivity - (2.83V/1M) - 90 dB
Frequency Response (-3dB) - 80Hz - 20kHz
Crossover Frequency - 4000Hz
Rears - JBL Northridge E30
Max recommended Amplifier Power - 125W
Power Handling - Continuous / Peak - 70W/280W
Nominal Impedance - 8 Ohms
Sensitivity - (2.83V/1M) - 88 dB
Frequency Response (-3dB) - 50Hz - 20kHz
Crossover Frequency - 4000Hz
So, in terms of purchasing a receiver, what sort of wattages should I be looking for? I see that each type of speaker has a max recommended amplifier power - does that mean I should go with the lowest for all three, being 125W for the rears?
Thanks,
Matt