So I recently purchased a Denon AVR-988, upgrading from a Sony STR-DG500, to power a couple RB-51s that I've had for a couple years. I'm looking to flesh out the rest of my home theater and was curious if the RB-51 package, that also includes an RC-52 and a couple RS-42s, would be a good pairing for this receiver or if I should cut my losses and move into a higher-end Klipsch setup? Specifically, I'm interested to know whether the supposed 110w will adequately power the RC-52 which has an RMS wattage of 125.
On a related note, I recently visited a local electronics store and was told that my receiver will output 110w/channel only when a single channel is driven and that in reality I would only get 75w/channel with all channels driven. This seems to fly in the face of what is written in this review http://hdgear.highdefdigest.com/1893/denonavr988.html as well as on the Denon website. Is this salesperson in need of a clue or am I missing something?
On a related note, I recently visited a local electronics store and was told that my receiver will output 110w/channel only when a single channel is driven and that in reality I would only get 75w/channel with all channels driven. This seems to fly in the face of what is written in this review http://hdgear.highdefdigest.com/1893/denonavr988.html as well as on the Denon website. Is this salesperson in need of a clue or am I missing something?