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Hello all. I was all set to go and buy some Definitive Techs when I inherited a set of Mirage speakers from my brother. His friend who upgraded a few years ago gave them to my brother, but has been storing them in a closet for the last couple of years. I wanted to cry when I found this out and he offered them to me.
I now have OM6 mains, OMC2 center and OM12s. The OM12s are going to be used as a stereo pair in another room as they will be too big for surrounds in my 13'x13' HT room.
One OM6 is being repaired right now. One of the Sub woofers was blown and making a buzzing noise. Will cost roughly $200 for the new woofer.
I'm currently using a Denon AVR1801. It's rated for 70wpc @8 ohms and 105wpc@6 ohms.
http://ca.denon.com/avr1801_productsheet.pdf
My old speakers are Paradigm Titan for mains, Atom for surrounds, a small Paradigm Center and Paradigm 12" Sub. My previous home only fit bookshelf speakers.
I also have a Toshiba A35 HDDVD and Sony 46V3000 TV in my setup.
To me the Mirage OM6 and OMC2 are definitely a step up from the Paradigms, but I think that the current Receiver isn't doing the speakers justice.
Would something like the Onkyo 705 or 805 be a good Receiver to mate up with these fine speakers? Or I'm thinking I could go all out and spring for a Denon 3808 because that was the budget I had in mind for a full set of Def Techs. Or some kind of Separate Amps?
The speakers I believe are ideally run at 6ohms, but the brochure says 8ohms compatable...which component decides the impedance? Speakers or Receiver?
I don't mind my Paradigm Atoms as surrounds right now but would I benefit much from adding something like the Mirage Nanosat Satelites?
Thanks.
George.