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PatrickBateman Unregistered guest | I currently have a Marantz SR5400 and just picked up some Monitor Audio S2's at a great price. They sound great, but the Marantz has a much harder time pushing them that the previous speakers I had. Any suggestions? Should I sell in an pick up something like a NAD receiver for a few hundred more or should I just add something like an external amp? |
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Silver Member Username: Devils_advocatePost Number: 390 Registered: Jul-05 | "They sound great, but the Marantz has a much harder time pushing them that the previous speakers I had. " How are you gauging this? Is the Marantz getting hot? Is it not able to push it the new speakers to high volumes? Is there audible distortion? |
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PatrickBateman Unregistered guest | Yes, the Marantz is much hotter and I have to turn the volume up much higher to reach the same volume level |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 1659 Registered: Feb-05 | How high do you have to turn it up? What are the individual channels set at? |
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PatrickBateman Unregistered guest | For example to reach 70db on the RS sound meter the volume previously had to be around -28 on the receiver. Now it has to get to -18 or -20 to reach the 70db range |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 1660 Registered: Feb-05 | What are the channels set to? |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 1661 Registered: Feb-05 | Must run, time to shower for work. I'll check this thread again at lunch. |
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PatrickBateman Unregistered guest | Channels are set to small, crossed over at 80 |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 1663 Registered: Feb-05 | What are the individual volume settings on the channels? -1-2-3 0 +1+2+3 etc. |
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PatrickBateman Unregistered guest | oh ok. Left is callibrated at +1, left is 0 |
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PatrickBateman Unregistered guest | whoops left is +1, right is 0 |
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Silver Member Username: ChitownPost Number: 309 Registered: Apr-05 | Patrick the Marantz pick up around -20 and then go really high from there. I doubt it is having any problem pushing small speakers. |
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Gold Member Username: Edster922Abubala, Ababala The Occupation Post Number: 1939 Registered: Mar-05 | I second Stof. I usually had my 5400's volume at about -15 when watching DVDs, definitely no lower than -25. |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 1665 Registered: Feb-05 | Also can turn the individual channels up a bit as a gain. |
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PatrickBateman Unregistered guest | I have them around -20 or -25 for music with movies, it needs to be pushed to -10 to -8 to get the same leve. And this only running 2.1 |
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Gold Member Username: Edster922Abubala, Ababala The Occupation Post Number: 1955 Registered: Mar-05 | that's normal Patrick, think nothing of it. |
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Gold Member Username: Paul_ohstbucksPost Number: 2420 Registered: Jan-05 | I agree with edster. That model doesnt have very much power, so I would think nothing of it. You should expect to crank that knob a long ways to get any decent volume. |
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PatrickBateman Unregistered guest | ok thanks guys so if this model doesnt have much power, whats a good step a new receiver, or add an amp? |
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Gold Member Username: Paul_ohstbucksPost Number: 2423 Registered: Jan-05 | Patrick, So long as you're getting enough volume, it shouldnt matter if the volume is at -8 instead of -20. As long as it will produce enough volume for your taste, I wouldnt be concerned where the knob is on the dial providing it isnt waaay up in the +'s. If the receiver isnt shutting itself off because of the heat, I wouldnt worry in the slightest. |
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