5.1 Receiver around $200?

[Vageetasjn]

I'm looking at getting the klipsch rf-82 speakers which are rated at 150W RMS and looking for a receiver to go with them. The thing is I don't want to pay for bells and whistles I'll never use. There are $200 receivers, but they seem limited to 75 or 80 watts per channel. Is this enough power, assuming I'm a reasonable person living in an apartment?

Here are some examples:

1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...SX-522-K%205.1 [$200]

2. http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AVR-1612...9617949&sr=8-6

3. http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-RX-V371.../ref=sr_1_22?s

 

[Durvelle27]

any of those receivers would work fine or any receiver that are 8 ohm compatible

 

[mshan]

98 db sensitivity, 8 ohm nominal impedance.

Should be easy to drive (if those specs are accurate, then you could probably drive them adequately with a flea powered amp (5w or less) or something like the Dayton / Sonic T-amp: http://www.amazon.com/Dayton-Audio-DTA-1-Digital-Amplifier/dp/B001PNOH2I or even lower priced cheap tube integrated (used Miniwatt or something like that).

Also maybe look at Pioneer or Yamaha AVR in your price range if you want tuner and other features (?)

 

[postmortemIA]

I have prev version of your 1. All HDMI inputs, and even output were blown during thunderstorm. It was on surge protector, but coax to cable box was not. Not all of them were used, but all are dead.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

I have prev version of your 1. All HDMI inputs, and even output were blown during thunderstorm. It was on surge protector, but coax to cable box was not. Not all of them were used, but all are dead.

Interesting observation. One wonders why it would be different for any other AV Receiver make or model. Probably wouldn't.

I hadn't upgraded my stereo receiver (ONKYO) in 20 years, and I was using it with speakers that were at least 30 years old. I wanted to integrate my HTPC (which has its own Logitech Z640 5.1 speakers) and my HDTV.

So I likely pursued "overkill" to get the ONKYO TX-NR616 and a set of 5.1 speakers that matched it (JBL Cinema 500). Probably paid $200 extra on the receiver when I might have purchased less. While the JBLs are still sold at the Egg for $800, I got them elsewhere at $300 new in the carton.

I THINK I'd better run the coax cable through the surge-protection coax-plugs in the UPS I'm using for the rig.

 

[Soccerman06]

wtf?

 

[vshah]

I have the 1610 and it is excellent. I'd get the 1612 if I were you. You're never actually constantly driving speakers to their rated capacity in a home setting.

 

[Funyuns101]

I have the 1610 and it is excellent. I'd get the 1612 if I were you. You're never actually constantly driving speakers to their rated capacity in a home setting.

i just picked up a Denon 1612 and really like it so far.
Good value for about $200ish

 

[CrimsonWolf]

I use the Yamaha RX-V371 in my home office to power a pair of Klipsch bookshelf speakers. All I have hooked up to the receiver is my computer via coax digital out, so I don't ask much of it. But it does a great job for music and games off the computer.