Hi,
My current set up, which i bought 2 years ago, includes Energy TC 5 speakers, Energy S10.3 subwoofer, Onkyo SR607 receiver. My living room is 14' x 16' with one side flat open to kitchen/breakfast (no wall or door). system is used for both, music (60%) and movies(40%).
Per Onkyo specs, rated output power for front speakers is:
90 W + 90 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 0.08%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
105 W + 105 W (8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
I am looking to replace my front speakers with Polk monitor 70's, surround with monitor 40's (center with CS1 or CS2 in future). but have following Q's, if the experts can share their experience/knowledge, i'd appreciate:
1. Using Onkyo 607 will i be able to use the 70's to their full potential (wrt audio quality not volume level) for movies and music ?
2. some people say if you have a sub, you don't need 70's. 60's should be fine, is that true?
3. since i have 5.1 setup (no room for 7.1) could i use the 2 unused channels as second inputs to 70's ? if yes which ones would they be (onkyo menu has front, surround, and surround back channels)?
4. could i use the onkyo's zone 2 ouputs for 70's ? if yes is that better than using the ones in point Q3 above?
5. ignoring other features, will a high powered reciever say onkyo 708 provide better audio quality than bi-amping the 70's with unused channels ?
6. will i be able to use CS1/CS2 and 40's to their full potential with a single 90W input (single amp) ?
7. will onkyo run hotter with the 70's ?
My current set up, which i bought 2 years ago, includes Energy TC 5 speakers, Energy S10.3 subwoofer, Onkyo SR607 receiver. My living room is 14' x 16' with one side flat open to kitchen/breakfast (no wall or door). system is used for both, music (60%) and movies(40%).
Per Onkyo specs, rated output power for front speakers is:
90 W + 90 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 0.08%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
105 W + 105 W (8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
I am looking to replace my front speakers with Polk monitor 70's, surround with monitor 40's (center with CS1 or CS2 in future). but have following Q's, if the experts can share their experience/knowledge, i'd appreciate:
1. Using Onkyo 607 will i be able to use the 70's to their full potential (wrt audio quality not volume level) for movies and music ?
2. some people say if you have a sub, you don't need 70's. 60's should be fine, is that true?
3. since i have 5.1 setup (no room for 7.1) could i use the 2 unused channels as second inputs to 70's ? if yes which ones would they be (onkyo menu has front, surround, and surround back channels)?
4. could i use the onkyo's zone 2 ouputs for 70's ? if yes is that better than using the ones in point Q3 above?
5. ignoring other features, will a high powered reciever say onkyo 708 provide better audio quality than bi-amping the 70's with unused channels ?
6. will i be able to use CS1/CS2 and 40's to their full potential with a single 90W input (single amp) ?
7. will onkyo run hotter with the 70's ?
for my Energy surrounds which will not hold 30's. if i keep using my Energy surrounds with 70's will it be a problem ? will the mismatch be noticable to listeners?
