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I just picked up this reciever and my speakers are real distorted. I am assuming the reciever is pushing to many Watts. The satelite speakers I have now say 20W on the back of each. The systems states it pushes 105Wx5, so does this mean I need a 5.1 speaker system that can handle 105W per speaker. Any suggestions would be great.

 

You might have blown the speakers already. That's a decent receiver, but the 20 watt speakers sound cheap. I'm assuming you aren't looking to break the bank. Find yourself a good bang for your buck in a decent speaker package. Here's a few brands that offer nice speakers at a fair price:

Boston Acoustics
Klipsch
Polk Audio
Infinity

I know there are other good choices, but that should get you started. Just make sure you get to listen to them before you buy, and don't forget to get a good subwoofer.

 

As already stated, you probably blew your speakers. The receiver is push 105w RMS per channel, so you need to have speakers that can handle at least 105w RMS.

I've got Polk RTi6's up front (they can take up to 125w RMS) and RTi4's for the rears (which also are rated up to 125w RMS).

I didn't see what the THD (total harmonic distortion) is for that receiver, so that might cause some of the distortion as you increase volume.

If you have any more questions you can shoot me a PM or e-mail. I spent a while researching all that kinda stuff before I bought my system.

- NCSU

 

Best Buy

 

walmart is another good one

 

Did you set the speaker impedance BEFORE using the unit? The Yamaha units require you to do this, check you speakers and set the receiver to 4, 6 or 8 ohm. This is covered in the preparation section of your manual.

 

"manual, I dont need no stinking manual":o:o.

Yea I think I will start there. Thanks guys

 

agree with the above .. you toasted your speakers.

When you get new oones, make sure that all five speakers are the same brand and series.

If you mix and match speaker brands or models, it will cause your surround sound to sound like crap. different speaker brands and even different series of the same brand will have a different tambour. It will cause severe compromises in the quality of your surround sound.


and unless you like throwing money away, steer clear of Bose. they make pretty nice stuff, but it is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overpriced, and you can get much more bang for the buck with Polk or Klipsch.