I should have specified that this is not for a home theater set-up. Strictly audio, consisting of CDs and records played on a cheap Denon turntable purchased from Best Buy. I prefer my music on the "bass heavy" side. The combination of the Technics receiver with the speakers gave me great "bottom", and truthfully, I can't say for sure that the fact that the receiver finally crapped out had anything to do with the CS-3008s and/or playing music at an excessive volume as I tend to do when in our backyard. I will say that the Onkyo does not perform on a level with the old Technics. I picked up the Onkyo in the late 90s or early 2000s at Circuity City. I believe I paid somewhere in the neighborhood of $140 so that tells you I probably bought the equivalent of a toy. Model # for Technics receiver is SA-5370. For the Onkyo it's TX-8511.
Receivers compatible with Infinity CS-3008 speakers
Hello. I am new to this and I by no means consider myself to be an audiophile. My low end Onkyo receiver is severely under powered for my Infinity CS-3008s (clipping at a moderately high volume). My previous receiver was a Technics circa early eighties model which apparently could not keep up and was recently taken off life support. Question: What is the recommended power rating for a receiver/amp which will do justice to my speakers? I am open to recommendations as to make and model, but am not looking to take out a second mortgage on my home in order to upgrade to a better receiver which hopefully will be matched to my speakers (which will probably be the last speakers I ever own in my life). Thanks in advance to anyone who can point me in the right direction.
Cameron
Cameron
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