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AV receiver for 4 ohm speakers?

I'm ready to upgrade my AV receiver to handle 6.1 channel sound, but I'm concerned about some posts I've read complaining that many of the "mid-level" 6.1 receivers don't handle 4 ohm speakers very well (the Onkyo TX797 comes immediately to mind). I'm using NHT 2.3As in the front, which are 4 ohm. The rest of my speakers are all 8 ohm (1.3As and SuperZeros). Anyone out there have any suggestions? I'd thought that maybe something like a Marantz SR8200 would work well . . . I'd like something that I can get new for under $2K.
tsrart
pe3046
120 posts
 
You may want to check the outlaw pre/amp 950/770 combos at outlawaudio.com
elevick
2,636 posts
 
Hi,
That's part of the reason I returned my Yamaha and didn't buy Onkyo. Marantz 7200, JVC DP10(my new one), I believe Sony 5, and most Denons will handle 4 ohms. I blew off the sony because of poor multi room features and an impossible remote. The Marantz sounded the worst and Denon didn't have some features that I wanted.
kemp
20 posts
 
Integra, (the beefed up Onkyo) has a setup menu where you can select 4 or 8 ohms. I run the DTR 7.2 and love it. All the features of Onkyo with better performance. I highly recommend this receiver. I run all NHT and a friend of mine has the DTR 5.2 with NHT 2.3's and it runs with ease. Good luck.

-Kevin
steveallen
54 posts
 
I will say this, although I've had people tell me I was ABSOLUTELY NUTS, that it wasn't possible.

Back around '93 or '94 I ran into some money problems and needed to sell a couple amps. In the meantime, till the money problems were straightened out I used an Onkyo 2 ch. receiver to run my Apogee Stages. Never shutdown, no problems whatsoever.

I don't know about what the multichannel recievers will do today, but I'd venture a guess that they may handle some of the easier 4 ohm loads.
turbopay
2 posts
 
I have a 3-yr old Yamaha RX-V785 receiver (about $1k back then) that has a switch for 4 and 8ohm speakers. I assume that many newer ones, from different brands, have such switch.
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