John Roger

What does more power mean?

What does the power rating actually mean.More louder or more quality?

Also my reciver only had a -6 to +6 level adjustment for bass and treble.Is is good enough?

John Garcia

Ideally, you shouldn't need to adjust the tone controls at all, so those adjustments should be more than enough.

More power does translate into louder, in that you can turn it up louder before getting meaningful distortion (more volume with the same quality). A side effect of that is that at lower/normal volumes, it should still sound slightly clearer.

"The trouble with the world is not that people know too little, but that they know so many things that ain't so." - Mark Twain

HT: Marantz SR-8300, MA500 monoblocks x 2, 5X GR Research A/V-2s, Adire Audio Tempest sub, Denon 2900, Oppo 980H, Toshiba HD-A2, RC2000MkII remote, Panamax 5100, Panamax Max2 sub, Slim PS2, PS3 60G + 320G USB

Bedroom: Marantz PM-7200 Integrated, GR Research A/V-1s, Sony 222ES SACD, RC3200 remote, Panamax M8EX

Audio: Audioquest * Video: Bluejeans

My DVDs My HT

Chu Gai

It generally means that you'll be able to play louder/cleaner and that you may be less prone to dip into the reserves during demanding passages. However there are some things to be aware of. You should consider purchasing your amplifier so that it can deliver sufficient power to whatever speakers you have. As a speaker's impedance curve drops, it requires additional current from the amp. S/N ratio may or may not be a factor. Personally, I'm a big fan of powerful amps sufficient to serve as backup sources for executions. I don't like to even think I could be clipping or that I might run out of power. They appeal to my testosterone side. Could be why I like hard hitting defense as played by Eastern basketball teams as opposed to the finesse of the West.
Tone controls are there if you need to make minor adjustments. Some people use them, some use equalizers, some just hate them. They're a tool and like any tool can be used effectively or abused. If you use them you may well find that they make marginally recorded material more palatable. The choice is yours.

John Roger

I currently own a slim sony dts only 40w/ch with mini satellites.I am plannnin to buy big speakers.So will it be ok to use my old reciever?

I connected a warfedale speaker with soft dome and was not getting enough treble even at the max.But with some other speakers deliver excellent trebles.Is the problem with the reciever or speaker?

Chu Gai

This may suggest a problem with the Warfedales. Bad tweeter, crossover, hard to say. I don't know if they have biwire/biamp capability but if they do, I'd take a look at the connection between the binding posts in the back. Then I'd get another set if they happen to intrigue me for some reason and repeat my evaluation. If still the same, just move on to a different speaker.

Frank Zimkas

A common misconception is that a speaker rated for a given amount of input power should not be connected to an amp that produces a greater amount of power. (IE: 100watt amp and 40 watt speakers). Fact is you will do more damage by underpowering a speaker with a weak amp/receiver than you will with a larger amp. Bass heavy movies/music can suck the life out of a low powered amp/receiver in a very short amount of time. Of course a little common sense is needed when adjusting the volume. A larger amp will allow you to drive the speakers with out clipping (severe distortion), the amp won't over heat and shut down during demanding passages, and overall sound quality will improve if adequate power is available from the amp.

It's hard to say what the exact problem is/was with the Wharfedale speakers without knowing which model you were using. Best guess is that the speakers were...
1) Underpowered.
2) May have been connected out of phase.
3) Not a good match to your receiver.
4) Performing properly but your ears just didn't care for the sound quality.

AaronCushing

My wife (I'm keeping her, so no, you can't have her!) bought me a receiver for my birthday a couple weeks ago. It's a Kenwwod VR707. Sure, not top of the line, but better than none. It's rated at 100w/channel (one driven). I'm very seriously looking at some Axioms: M22ti for my mains, and probably QS8 for surrounds, and a VP100 center. I'm not sure if my receiver has pre-outs so I could send at least the main RL to an external amp, if it does, I will. But does anyobdy see any problems with driving all those speakers with a 600w receiver?

John Roger

Not 2 and 4.How are warfedales in general?This one is a black model 4inch midrange and a soft dome fixed at the top."8" style.I don't know which model.It was given as center speaker.Could it be fake?

Mike SJ

...

John Roger

Got it! The wharfedale model is vivendi.


"wharfedale.co.uk/vivendi.htm"

Mike, check pm