Question about NAD 275BEE Stereo Amp for movies (1 Viewer)

[BraveHeart123]

I am looking at this amp to power Klipsch RF-82 II mains in a 5.1 setup. My main purpose is movies i.e. 90:10 ratio between movies and music. Any comments on this match, pls?? Also, do I really require to buy the pre-amp for NAD to be able to perform at its best or simply use the pre-outs of my avr (yamaha rx-v3900) and feed them into this amp??

 

[John Brill]

No, you don't need the NAD preamp, your Yamaha RX-V3900 pre-outs are exactly for this. Personally, the NAD 275BEE is a little bit on the pricey side (~$1300?) when you consider the Emotiva XPA-2 is only $799. However, if you can get the NAD for ~$1000 (or less!) or pick up a used 2 channel NAD or Rotel amp, you would be golden! The Klipsh are 8 ohm speakers and highly efficient. Even your Yahama should be able to handle them adequately but either the NAD or Emotiva would really make them shine. JB

 

[BraveHeart123]

The Klipsh are 8 ohm speakers and highly efficient.

Practically tried and tested, Klipsch RF-82 II are not at all efficient, but they are fantastic speakers at the same time if adequately powered. They sound terrible with Yamaha RX-V3900 with 5 channels driven coz yammy doesn't have enough juice to drive them to their potential. I shifted my surrounds (Klipsch RS-52 II) to external sansui B-1000 amp. This freed up more power for the mains and they sound amzing on movies. But I still feel they are underpowered, that's the reason I planned to go for NAD to power the mains, which will free up adequate power for the yammy to effectively run Center and Surrounds. I will remove Sansui then coz it's only 75 wpc and doesn't keep up with the surrounds, which are 100 watts.