20-39CS+ driven off of 5th channel of Parasound 2205A (1 Viewer)

[Chris Holland]

Has anyone done anything similar to this? I am planning on driving my SVS 20-39CS+ with one channel of my Parasound 2205A amp. The other four channels in the amp will be there for surround duty. The front three will be powered by a Para 2003. Hopefully this would work out good. Any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Chris

 

[Alexis]

They say if you don't have more than 300 watts into your SVS, you don't need the plus model...

 

[Tom Vodhanel]

How large is the room Chris?
As Alexis mentioned, to realize the full benefits of the CS+ luneup will take about 400-500w. However,even with 250-300w the CS+ will still have some advantages over the 20-39cs. The 20-39CS+ will be a bit cleaner...and it will stay a bit flatter as the volume is increased. The IM distortion will also be lower with the CS+...but the audibility of all these factors will be dependent on the room/system settings/listener to a large degree. Another benefit of going with the CS+ lineup,you can always find a nice 500w/channel amp down the road an sale...and you'll definitely notice some performance improvements over a 20-39cs/300w combo then
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