So about 7 months ago I bought my first two channel setup a AVR Onkyo TX-NR6100 for $600 I got on special it does 100 watts per channel into 8 ohms with 2 channels driven according to the specs, it doesn't mention anything about how many watts into 4ohms. I also bought ELAC Debut Reference DBR62 speakers which are well reviewed but they are 6ohm speaker and even Andrew Robinson has said and others that they need good power some say 100W+
So I listen to all types of music rock, metal, dance, pop. So for example any Metallica black album or before pretty much sound good up to 72db. But higher volumes around 75-78 things start to fall apart/shouting same as for a lot of music but not always. Also no music so far sounds good at 80db. By the way I stream using Spotify connect at best quality settings.
I've checked all the settings and everything is set right. By the way I use my setup 50/50 between music and TV.
Option A, I'm thinking it's the AVR is just not up to par and can't tame/control the speaker, but I could be wrong. Is it that much to ask to play music clearly at 78-80db, am I asking too much here ? I have a normal sized living room also no abnormal setup everything is spaced correctly. If you guys agree and also think I need to upgrade my electronics I was thinking about Yamaha R-N2000A but $4000 is a lot money. But I want something that has WI-FI, so my options are limited. There's also the new Rotel S14 WI-FI for $2500. But is the Yamaha worth the extra $1500 though. The Yammy only does 90watts into 8ohms and the Rotel 80watts 8ohms but both do like 150w'ish into 4ohms though.
Option B, sell my speakers and get different speakers with a average impedance 8 ohms so my AVR will work better with the speakers, this would be the cheaper option. But here's the thing I like how my current speakers sound. It would seem silly to replace them ??
Option C, get the Rotel A14 MKII ($1700) with the Bluesound NODE streamer ($500) ? At this point I might as well get the S14 Rotel for $2500 ? There's also the Bluesound POWERNODE for $1000 and it has 80w into 8ohms it doesn't mention 4ohms at all not even in manual, probably not a good choice.
I would be very curious to hear my current speakers with the Yamaha or the Rotel to see if I notice a sound quality diff almost right away and be able to play at higher levels 78-80db solidly.
Thanks
So I listen to all types of music rock, metal, dance, pop. So for example any Metallica black album or before pretty much sound good up to 72db. But higher volumes around 75-78 things start to fall apart/shouting same as for a lot of music but not always. Also no music so far sounds good at 80db. By the way I stream using Spotify connect at best quality settings.
I've checked all the settings and everything is set right. By the way I use my setup 50/50 between music and TV.
Option A, I'm thinking it's the AVR is just not up to par and can't tame/control the speaker, but I could be wrong. Is it that much to ask to play music clearly at 78-80db, am I asking too much here ? I have a normal sized living room also no abnormal setup everything is spaced correctly. If you guys agree and also think I need to upgrade my electronics I was thinking about Yamaha R-N2000A but $4000 is a lot money. But I want something that has WI-FI, so my options are limited. There's also the new Rotel S14 WI-FI for $2500. But is the Yamaha worth the extra $1500 though. The Yammy only does 90watts into 8ohms and the Rotel 80watts 8ohms but both do like 150w'ish into 4ohms though.
Option B, sell my speakers and get different speakers with a average impedance 8 ohms so my AVR will work better with the speakers, this would be the cheaper option. But here's the thing I like how my current speakers sound. It would seem silly to replace them ??
Option C, get the Rotel A14 MKII ($1700) with the Bluesound NODE streamer ($500) ? At this point I might as well get the S14 Rotel for $2500 ? There's also the Bluesound POWERNODE for $1000 and it has 80w into 8ohms it doesn't mention 4ohms at all not even in manual, probably not a good choice.
I would be very curious to hear my current speakers with the Yamaha or the Rotel to see if I notice a sound quality diff almost right away and be able to play at higher levels 78-80db solidly.
Thanks
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You're just streaming right? Haven't tried using a good CD Player?
