Help choosing a receiver for my speakers or an all in one package recommendation?

[axemanxt40]

Hey guys,

I plan on buying a pair of JBL E50BE 3-way 8-inch Bookshelf Speakers and tossing in a JBL 12 inch 250 watt sub.

The stats on the speakers are:

Maximum recommended amplifier power: 175 watts
Power handling (continuous/peak): 90 watts ? 360 watts
Impedance: 8 ohms nominal
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m): 90dB
Frequency response (?3dB): 45Hz ? 20kHz
Crossover frequency: 800Hz, 3200Hz

Sub:

Amplifier power (RMS): 250 watts
Peak dynamic power: 550 watts

Now I am looking for the best bang for my buck receiver that will power these, or if you guys have a recommendation for a receiver/speaker/sub package that is good that'd be awesome!

Thanks.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Budget? The Onkyo 503 and 603 are nice receivers in the $250-400 range, less if you get a factory refurb (jr.com carries both). If that's too rich, last time I checked Pioneer had at least one semi-decent receiver for under $250.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Just a FYI
The ebay seller harmanaudio on ebay has some great deals on factory refurb JBL northridge series and they come with new warranties.
Examples
http://cgi.ebay.com/JBL-E50BE-3-way-8-i...1QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/JBL-12-Inch-Powered...20QQcategoryZ64612QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

They have pretty much the whole Northridge lineup if you're interested.

I don't know if this would be a good deal for you or not. I've ordered from harmanaudio in the past and it went very smoothly.

I guess I'd gauge the receiver off how much you're spending on the speakers.

Again, you can get a pretty nice one for cheap if you go refurb.
Pioneer 515 would be a good one on a very tight budget. It was going for $150 from CC last week.

Panasonic digital receivers have gotten very good reviews for sound quality, especially from digital sources.

Lots of options out there.

Did you get a chance to demo any of this stuff you have planned?

 

[saltedeggman]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Just a FYI
The ebay seller harmanaudio on ebay has some great deals on factory refurb JBL northridge series and they come with new warranties.
Examples
http://cgi.ebay.com/JBL-E50BE-3-way-8-i...1QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/JBL-12-Inch-Powered...20QQcategoryZ64612QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

They have pretty much the whole Northridge lineup if you're interested.

I don't know if this would be a good deal for you or not. I've ordered from harmanaudio in the past and it went very smoothly.

I guess I'd gauge the receiver off how much you're spending on the speakers.

Again, you can get a pretty nice one for cheap if you go refurb.
Pioneer 515 would be a good one on a very tight budget. It was going for $150 from CC last week.

Panasonic digital receivers have gotten very good reviews for sound quality, especially from digital sources.

Lots of options out there.

Did you get a chance to demo any of this stuff you have planned?

I knew you'd pay your .02 here 😉

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: saltedeggman

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Just a FYI
The ebay seller harmanaudio on ebay has some great deals on factory refurb JBL northridge series and they come with new warranties.
Examples
http://cgi.ebay.com/JBL-E50BE-3-way-8-i...1QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/JBL-12-Inch-Powered...20QQcategoryZ64612QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

They have pretty much the whole Northridge lineup if you're interested.

I don't know if this would be a good deal for you or not. I've ordered from harmanaudio in the past and it went very smoothly.

I guess I'd gauge the receiver off how much you're spending on the speakers.

Again, you can get a pretty nice one for cheap if you go refurb.
Pioneer 515 would be a good one on a very tight budget. It was going for $150 from CC last week.

Panasonic digital receivers have gotten very good reviews for sound quality, especially from digital sources.

Lots of options out there.

Did you get a chance to demo any of this stuff you have planned?

I knew you'd pay your .02 here 😉

If only I got paid .02 for every audio post 😉