How Much Power Do Speakers Need? | Home Theater Basics

[@davidmcarthur7029]

I'm 66 years old and have been a music lover from my Beach Boy days, still like a lot of what's on the market. I never knew what you taught today, so Big thanks. I'm retired and have a Sony receiver 7.1 rated at 125 watts per channel powering 5 speakers on surround sound, but I use only the 2 front Polk's on music setting. I sit 8 feet away. Speaker are rated at 89 sensitivity, so thanks to you I now understand I'm good for what I need in an apartment. ( Polk 10" subwoofer needs to be kept down till neighbors leave. LOL

[@pharbudialmanohar1776]

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[@MarkScarlett.]

Techno Dad love the way you use slides to present the information it makes it so easier to comprehend and to follow up step by step as you explain. You're a true Professor! Keep up the good work brother. 😀

[@robertholsopple9451]

This is where Cerwin Vega speakers excel. They have amazing sensitivity ratings. I have several vintage sets. Can't beat the way they look IMO. And if your too heavy on the volume knob, they are fused. Win win

[@TechnoDad]

Yup! I remember replacing a few fuses in the past, lol!

[@TheReggie35]

Thanks Techno Dad!! Out of the last 5 to 8 videos I just watched, to try to understand this, ur video is the only one that helped me to understand how much power I need to power my Klipsch speakers.

[@alcozar5905]

Techno Dad this video is still amazing after years thank you.

[@TechnoDad]

@@alcozar5905 I’m so glad you like it!

[@selenefroehlich9138]

you are the guy! I wachted soooo many videos that explain this, but they get waaay too geeky, your explanation is soo easy to understand, thanks for the work!

[@MancaveCentral1]

That was actually informative, good job.

[@TechnoDad]

Thanks Wookie!

[@brandonculler8550]

I will never understand why anyone would give this a thumbs down. This was the best explanation & demonstration i have seen yet and one of my favorite Techno Dad videos. You mention at the end your going to do a follow up which how to decide which amp for a given speaker, did you ever get around that?

[@TechnoDad]

Hi Brandon, thank you so much! I'm glad you liked the video. I have not made that follow up. I guess this is a good time to do it then. Be on the look out my friend!

[@tahsinshamma2369]

You're a man after my own heart. Presenting info in a clear way, really helping people make informed choices! Awesome!

[@TechnoDad]

Thank you so much! I truly appreciate the kind words. Thank you for watching.

[@bingdong8571]

The biggest problem with this is sensitivity rating seem wildly inaccurate from a lot of speaker companies. Good thing you KZbin guys are here to give the real ratings. Thanks for the video

[@TechnoDad]

Yeah, that sensitivity thing can be an issue.

[@chucky104]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!!! I loved how you explained it all in detail and was easy to understand.

[@Mrtscrp30]

I really appreciate this video it helps me understand why the sound field on different surround settings can seem really good or total junk . i am not a pro so this bit of knowledge really opens my eyes personally on how to better calibrate the output of my receiver instead of just cranking up the volume and making my receiver get hot because i lack understanding of what i expect my speakers to do thank you very much.

[@TechnoDad]

Hi! No problem! I'm glad you like the video!

[@jimmykent54]

Just found your channel. Dude, you are very talented at making complicated concepts easy to understand. Bravo!

[@TechnoDad]

Thank you so much Kent!

[@Cblan1224]

All hail klipsch RP sensitivity ratings. Rp6000f&500SA's coming later today. Then 2 pb 2000s later in the week. I've been on stereo bookshelves for a few weeks now while I wheel and deal to get a more appropriate setup. My first setup was whatever I could afford. This is round 2. I got some great deals over black Friday (rp500c for 289) man going from the reference aluminum tweeters to these titanium ones...theres such an unbelievable difference. I actually had the rp500c on for a few days with some older reference bookshelves, and it blew everything else away. It was like my center channel was operating on another level of clarity, and once you hear it, you need it. Anyway. Thanks man

[@almanages]

Congrat on your 100,000 man. It's stand with reason, this was one of your best video I've seen from you. You have some great videos in general but this time you actually hit another target of listeners,.I would say a notch above amateur audiophile. I think if you keep your videos simple and with the usual quality we are used to from you and bring-in the more advance audiophiles listeners with topics that actually interests these people you will certainly gain a broader audience in the process. Don' t get too technical but do keep your slides coming in with specs, we love that lol. Cheers Al

[@TechnoDad]

Thank you so much Al! I am definitely trying to get better with every video!

[@rags015]

Klipsch speakers use a dishonest measuring system. Their measurements are made half in-room and half anechoic something!! The actual sensitivity is 86db!! Nice video! Love your channel!

[@bradthurkle7217]

The very best video on this speaker info I’ve seen yet.thanks for putting so much effort and time into the research dude your a bloody legend.

[@evanwelder]

Great video! I have the same speaker setup and knew the klipsch had a high sensitivity rating but didn’t really have clue what that meant. Can’t wait for the next video.

[@zapiollin]

Thank you so much for your informative videos, I don’t really know that much about all the numbers and technical information for home theater systems but I really learn a lot every time I watch your videos. Subscribed and following your channel, please keep up the good work!

[@TechnoDad]

Hi! Thanks! I'm glad the videos have help you learn something new. Thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@sudiptochakraborty1306]

You nailed it with the distance to dB reduction test! Just the piece of puzzle I was missing..thanks a lot!

[@TechnoDad]

Awesome!! Glad you found the video!

[@myfastcars]

WOW!! Very very enlightening!! Thank You! I'm completely NEW to home theater and you have save me TONS of cash even though I have NOT even purchased anything yet!!

[@TechnoDad]

Hi! Thanks for watching! It can be VERY confusing but at least they give us stats that we can use like speaker sensitivity. That's really the only way we will know how loud the speakers can get and how much power we need to send to them.

[@myfastcars]

Can you give me the title and author and where I can get the SONG that you use in the JUMP portion of all your videos? I LOVE it and want to own load it.

[@2204tenn]

FYI I’ve watched this video 5 separate times... great vid man

[@TechnoDad]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you like the video.

[@oscarlofgren8592]

This was really helpful, thank you!

[@silverpantsblue.1780]

holy shit, I can not tell you how hard it has been for me to find this information. thanks for explaining this.

[@TechnoDad]

Hi! You're very welcome!

[@jimmyan1976]

nice video dude. internet is immersed with videos about wattage and ohm resistances but lack of sensitivity explanation, where this vid shine.

[@TechnoDad]

Thank you! I’m glad you found the video informative.

[@sandeeplalka]

Awesome explantion of science of sound. Well explained clean and crisp

[@dianna318d7]

Being new to understanding home theatre you videos have helped me understand a lot ! Thank you

[@TechnoDad]

You're very welcome Dianna!

[@gvanmedlin5567]

Nice job breaking it down for us. Thank you!

[@theministryofbreaks]

Excellent video, I never knew the sensitivity rating but I quickly started looking at them...Elac vs Martin Logan where it’s 85/86 vs 92. Still it seems for small rooms/dens you probably can cut a few corners and be fine with a set of Elac B6.2 as an example.

[@franklandgraff1190]

75 - 80 db is my comfort zone!

[@number1pappy]

Wow!!....thank you so much!....I've never known this!...nobody has ever explained it this way as I now understand! This is awesome info especially given the wattage of the receivers I'm looking at! In the past I would just look for the biggest wattage rating of any particular speaker I was buying...I know understand why it's very important to know the sensitivity.

[@TechnoDad]

Hello again! Glad you got some good information for my video!

[@number1pappy]

@@TechnoDad yeah...lol!...I'm trying to learn as much as I can and your helping me alot!...thanks

[@TechnoDad]

No problem! Feel free to shoot me an email anytime: technodad55 at gmail

[@jlm8699]

Excellent presentation.... Keep the teaching going..u rock

[@homeropalacios9937]

The best explanation!, Thank you Techno Dad!

[@TechnoDad]

You're welcome!

[@madmax2069]

My old LG LFS-U850 speakers (only paid $5 for them at goodwill) have an SPL of 82db ( they're rated at 160w 6ohm), my Micca MB42X has a sensitivity of 88DB ( rated at 75w 4-8ohm).

[@abbeyking09]

thanks for this video I save my dollar dollar buying a new amp..I just got Paradigm Prestige 85F and Im using my old amp thats push "85w" per channel Pionner Elite SX-S30 I love how it sound and they go pretty loud on 80% volume which I dont really do on regular basis..But im on the market on buying a new amp and I came across with your video. I guess I dont need it anymore..

[@curtislaketek2952]

Very nice info thanks, i just returned my Klipsch 820Fs. I replaced them with KEF Q750, these are paired with Def Techs. Rears are BPX, Sides are BP7006s. Center is CLR 3000, and towers are now KEF Q750 towers. All powered by Denon 2600H receiver. Very happy now, would you recommend a second amp to power the towers separate? I have two extra amps not being used

[@Aurabay]

dayum! thats lot of wattage! haha thank you for the video. Im currently creating a home theatre.

[@sbepari]

Great Video. I am now clear on the DB sensitivity rating. Do you have any video on how to match impedance on the speakers with the receivers?

[@jeffersononetwo]

Awesome video ... for this reason, I just bought a 2019 Marantz AVR with rated 50 watt (page 10 of manual says 70 x 7 channels and does not mention ohms). Anyway, I found that indeed, 50 or 70 watts was plenty of power to hit the same volume as I had with my 90 watt/ch Yamaha. My speakers are 90db sensitivity in-walls. Let me see if I can understand this a little more: in your case, you get 99db @ 1 meter and lose about 3db per meter beyond that for the same wattage at the couch. I wonder what wattage it was to get those numbers? Was it 1 watt @ 1 meter, 2 watts @ 2 meters, and approximately 4 watts at the couch? I'm thinking you would have to double the wattage for every meter you are beyond the speaker ... 3 meters away so double wattage twice. I am thinking in terms of how much wattage needs to be applied - and sound intensity is what I'm after. By this then, if you double the distance (1 meter to 2 meters) then you cut the sound intensity to 93db at the microphone and at 3 meters it should about 89db at the couch with the same applied wattage of 1. To get from 89db up to 92db at the couch you would need to double the power to 2 watts, up to 95db would be 4 watts, 98db would be 16 watts, and 101db at the couch would be 256 watts. 101db to 105db sounds about right - I really like the empirical measurements you took with the meter. In real life, a quality 50 watt or 70 watt is plenty of power - the more would give more headroom, but my rule is in lower watts, go with quality watts. Thanks for the vid!

[@boricuaspr]

I prob won’t get a response due the age of the video. But I want to try. I have a set of JAMO S606 standing towers rated @ 89dB, 6 Ohms, 130 RMS /230 Watt Peak. I used your calculations to get an estimate of how much power I need to in order to hit desired dB’s... my listening positions is 5 meters. Used an average of 3.3 dBs lost for every meter. Thats 17 dBs to hit 89dBs on my listening position. Now, I want to know if I did the calculation correctly. I subtracted 17 dBs from the 89 dBs to get 72 dBs using 1 watt. That means that on my listening position with 1 watt I will only hear 72 dBs. Now doubling the power for every 3 dBs puts my speakers 2,048 watts for 105 dBs. Thats an insane amount of power. But... my speaker is rated at 130 RMS and from the calculation means that I wont be able to listen no more than 93 dBs without damaging the speakers. does my calculations seem right? my current AVR is 90w @ 8 Ohms, not sure how much is pushes at 6 Ohms...

[@danielodhiambo1065]

Thanks a lot, that was really informative. I have learnt a lot.

[@spaceman1328]

Just awesomely explained .

[@TechnoDad]

Glad you liked it!

[@bijuc6157]

Very helpful video!

[@CraigLafferty]

Incredible information here! Taught me a lot!

[@TechnoDad]

Awesome! Thank you for letting me know!

[@fusion_fever1592]

Hi sir I got most part of your vdo, but I have one serious doubt and its bothering me a lot,so you mentioned a low sensitivity speaker will have around 88db@1w@1mtr, 91db@2w, 94db@4w, 97db@8w, 100db@16w, So the same speaker Will have 6ohm,10watt on the backside,does that mean it will produce 97-100db(lies between 8w-16w from the above chart) at 10watt at 1mtr distance.

[@Roof_Pizza]

Rockin' a COVID cut 3 years ahead of everyone else. Nice vid.

[@TechnoDad]

LOL, thanks!

[@ahmedhashmi3584]

Thanks for this video Channa, I thought I was going to blow up my fuse if I get a outlaw 7000x to power up my front left,right and center high sensitivity klipsch speakers using the biamp method...

[@yogeshsakhare8299]

Very very helpful info. As per ur say we need good sensitivity speaker than a high power receiver or amp.

[@otiliomelendez990]

Hi, I am trying to learn about home audio. I am not into the home theater scenery, I just like 2 channel audio. I recently bought 2 crowns Xls 1002, and I am waiting for my preamp(saga+ from Schiit’s, equalizer(Art EQ355 Dual-Channel 31-Band Graphic Equalizer, a tuner(Yamaha T-S500 AM/FM tuner and DAC(MODIUS by Schiit’s)BALANCED DAC. As you can see I have been taking suggestions by many audiophiles and I came up with this setup according to my liking and budget. but I have no idea what I am doing. I am trying to figure out how I am going to put all this together once I get all my items. I have an idea how to start but I can understand how I am going to connect the 4 speakers to the 2 crowns amps each amp has outputs for 2 speakers. I have 1 pair of Klipsch 600, 125watts RMS bookshelves speakers and 1 pair of Klipsch 51, 85 watts RMS bookshelf speakers and I have no idea what I am going to do. I have been thinking to connect 1 Klipsch 600 and Klipsch 51 to one channel and the same to the other what do you think any suggestion will be most appreciated thanks.

[@luisfranco7657]

Hi TD I have a couple of questions for you about my pre amp mixer and my denon avr 687 receiver.. first is that particular receiver doesn't have a phono but the way I have it hooked up now seems to work but I'm not really understanding how. Than my 2nd question is cause of the way I have it hooked up how to figure out how much each channel on the reciver is actually pushing. Now as far as my hook up phone jack plug going to aux plug into preamp ch. Than from output aux on preamp into receiver aux plug section called ext. In section has a white box around these aux ports and in that section the plugs from preamp plug into port call FR/FL. If u still r following me here I know that kinda complicated to follow.. I also forgot to mention that on the pre amp there r 2 sets of aux plugs for each channel (3) plus 2 sets of aux outputs plus little buttons per ch on preamp for line/phono line and as far as I'm concerned doesn't matter what one of the two ch line aux I have it pluged into as long as I also have to button in the correct we call it mode for now. Than the speaker r connected through the reciver speaker ports. hope I here back from u. u can respond here or pm if u like thanks for tour time and hopefully help I'm able to send pics if needed to.

[@seanlacroix]

Klipsch ftw!! I had paradigm and probably won't go back. Love the horn loaded tweeters on the klipsch.

[@alcrats]

Sean Lacroix Klipsch is the bees knees!

[@catsbyondrepair]

The klipchs forte 3s is badassery

[@swinde]

The higher wattage of an amplifier mainly comes into play at the peak volume of the musical piece. I have fairly low efficiency speaker in the AR-3a model. It will handle 11 watts rms continuously an any frequency, 23 watts for 30 seconds, and overloads of 400 watts for 2 seconds. These are pure sine waves. The manufacturer recommends a minimum of 25 watts to operate these speakers. I power these with a Marantz model 250M power amplifier, so there is plenty of headroom.

[@TechnoDad]

Nice setup!

[@swinde]

Thank you, If you are interested the rest of the system includes the Marantz 3300 preamp, Marantz 120 AM/FM tuner, Thorens TD-125 turntable with Rabco SL-8E tone arm, Revox A-77 Open reel recorder, Advent model 100A Dolby noise reduction, Biamp stereo octave equalizer, Sony CDP-302 CD player, a couple of HD FM radio tuners, and a couple of cassette decks. There is also a Russound Patch Bay. Most of these were purchased in the early 1970s. The CD player in 1985.

[@RichardDenisRichman]

Well you definitely want want to hear my set up its hits 138 dB at the couch if you go in the kitchen you can hear the plumbing rattling in the walls but that's the way I like I have a separate breaker for each of my 15" subwoofers.

[@MrSmith-zo6po]

Whoa!!!! That is earsplitting, earthshaking (literally lol), headache inducing, hearing damage loud!! Impressive.

[@RichardDenisRichman]

Joshua Smith ya well its been my great setup for over 15 years and still sounds great when watching shows like game of thrones or walking dead

[@MrSmith-zo6po]

Oh I have no doubt, sir. It sounds (pun intended) like quite an impressive setup. I love mine as well, and the loudest I have gotten up to was only a measly, puny little 112 dBs lol. I couldn't take that much sound for more than a few seconds...was watching War of the Worlds, tripod emergence sequence.

[@TechnoDad]

LOL! That's loud!

[@RichardDenisRichman]

Techno Dad check this out kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKvTqWSmhrJ3pLc jl audio Gotham are as sweet as I gets

[@faridahuseynovapiano]

Ordered Yamaha 4950u 5.1 system with 110v. Going to use 220v socket. Still confused and don't know how much wattage 110v to 220v converter do I need?

[@TimpBizkit]

I have 300 watts per channel into speakers with sensitivity between 98 and 104dB and 300 Watts per channel into subwoofers with 96dB sensitivity each combined 99dB sensitivity and the corner increases that to 110 dB sensitivity.

[@chrishefner3869]

The THX level of db is likely to allow headroom and remove concerns of distortion for volumes under that. The loudest I have tested my speakers at was 101 db and that would not have been a pleasant environment to listen in.

[@kamesh_98]

Hi bro, I'm first time building a speaker on my own. I have 100w 2.0 Apm that will power 50w/channel. for 3 way crossover i chosen: woofer - 40w mids - 15w tweeter - 15w all are 8ohms (i have option to go for 4ohms) What do you think, in total 60w for speakers is too much or how should i choose mids and tweeter power?

[@jayjustgames1725]

Thanks for the info! I am currently saving and researching surround sound. Ready to upgrade from my 7.1 soundbar. Just not cutting it for me.

[@TechnoDad]

I totally get it! I have a whole series on Home Theater Basics you should check out: bit.ly/TDHTBS

[@jayjustgames1725]

Techno Dad thanks will do! You mind if I run my speakers and reciever through you before I buy it to get your opinion ??

[@TechnoDad]

Yeah, no problem! Email me: [e-mail]

[@jayjustgames1725]

Techno Dad thanks

[@praveenchandran4934]

very helpful, thanks!

[@kennyadegoke819]

Excellent video; I like it so much that I subscribe to this channel. Very informative and I like the charts. It makes things easy to understand. Thank you and God bless.

[@TechnoDad]

Thank you for watching Kenny! I'm glad you liked the video!

[@Dukeoden7458]

Great video.I was just thinking the other day about getting a amp, but didnt really know if I needed one.

[@TechnoDad]

Thanks! Maybe, maybe not. I still think I need one...

[@genemanning2236]

did you leave the dog when you tested lol!

[@TechnoDad]

Lol! The dog added 1 dB!!!

[@greyfox2347]

Great explanation

[@TechnoDad]

Thank you!

[@zakamation]

Thanks a lot for these figures. Loved the video.

[@carravagio16]

nice video, I also tested the DB level at where i sit while watching a movie, doing all the math with the sensitivity of my speakers and how far i sit ect... i came to the conclusion that for 90% of my listening levels, im probably using less than 6 watts most of the time. Its funny at actually how few watts im probably using and sometimes bigger isn't always better or even needed.

[@TechnoDad]

Very true. I like having extra for those big dynamic shifts in content. But for the most part, 10 - 20 watts should do if you have efficient speakers.

[@TerraOptimal]

Well done, another excellent video. Very informative and bad ass t-shirt 👍

[@TechnoDad]

Thank you!

[@Joe4USMC]

Awesome video!! Thanks for the info. You da man!

[@MarginWalker]

Cool Pride shirt.

[@garys9718]

Yep! I run klipsch reference speakers for my system

[@frankeezee7191]

Very informative. I live in an apartment and obviously my Klipsch 7.2 setup is near my ideal sitting position, so no trouble reaching enough power from my 80 watts per channel Denon AVX receiver. However, what is your opinion in investing in an amplifier in terms of possibly gaining fidelity? Hope your Dog had ear plugs too :)

[@feelgeorge]

How to match speakers and amplifiers video? Cant find it, did you make a follow up video to this as you promised?

[@oscarmuniz367]

Amazing information! I recently purchased this Klipsch set up to go with my VAVA 4K ULTRA SHORT THROW LASER PROJECTOR & ELITE 120 CLR SCREEN R-625FA (pair) R-34C R-51M R-120SW Now I'm in search for the best AV RECEIVER under $1000. Klipsch recommend 125W per channel & 8ohms... What recommendations would you suggest for me? Dolby Atmos is a must for me..

[@TechnoDad]

Denon AVR-X3600H. I’ve made plenty of videos about it.

[@oscarmuniz367]

@@TechnoDad thank you, that's what I leaning towards, you just reassured it! Thanks again!

[@Trojan0304]

New to your channel. Like the breakdown you do

[@TechnoDad]

Welcome aboard! Thank you so much!

[@ariharanmani4677]

Great Explanation!!!!!!!

[@gadgetguy5871]

How many electrical circuits did you use for your theater room? I'm in the middle of constructing theater room and trying to figure out how many circuits I need. The room will have 11.4.2 denon. Projector 6 power seats. I'm planning on 2 circuits using 12 guage wire on 20 amp breakers. Will this be enough?

[@TechnoDad]

Hi! I'm just on one circuit. I don't have a new house or a huge system like you are describing. I think you'll be fine.

[@TexSupport]

Sorry to dig an old post. But ML spec sheet threw a wrench in what I learned here. My specs are listed at 94db@2.83 volts per 1 meter. Not the usual 1/1 ratio. So at 10ft. How would I compute this?

[@AlexandruTataru]

Very instructive video however the THX value is all over the place. Let us say we have a 5 channel system with speakers of 87 db sensitivity. and placed 1m around the listener. This means that at THX continuous we need less than 5 watts to power the entire system, right? And in the case of THX peak value we need an amplifier/av receiver with 320 W of total power. And if the speakers are placed at 3m around the listener the values move to 20w continuous and ~1300 watts for THX peark value? Am I missing something?

[@rajashekargangarapu4221]

Hi Chana, I am from australia and I have been watching your home theatre series and I really like it. I purchased klipsch RP 6000F along with Denon AVC-X3700H for my new soon to be ready house. I am planning for 5.2.4 My room size is about 5mts height 3.4 mts width and 2.7 height. My preferred seating is at 3.5mts. 105dB THX reference level is way too high for me. I would only need 75dB at my seating position. I have few questions. As per your video do you think I would need an external amplifier? As per my calculations each speaker will need less than one watt. Is that correct? So, doI need to do the same calculations for the surround speakers as well?

[@tugboat8475]

Hey that was a good video got a question to ask you if you be able to help us out. Our Pioneer av receiver has stopped working so have decided to buy a yamaha receiver around $800. Now our local store has recommended that we buy new speakers, our old speakers are 15 years old. But to me they Still Sound perfect they were quite expensive back then, around the $1700. Do I need to get new speakers or they just trying to get extra coin out of us. Running 2 towers, 2 book shelf, center and power sub 5.1. Thanks

[@TechnoDad]

Hi! I don't think you should buy new speakers.

[@B.B.Digital_Forest]

Hi. If we are to follow the decibel charts then anything above 70 dB is noticeably loud. Like alarm clocks, construction noise, and vacuum cleaners. The Denon AVR-x2700H supposedly uses 95w at 8 ohms (for 2-channel driven speakers). In a small room environment, wouldn't the listener need little wattage to hear if seated at 2 meters minimum? Given that I'll be setting up my first hi-fi system in an open plan space, I'm sure my housemates and neighbors will hear it if I push to 90 dB. I don't get why some reviews say some A/V receivers offer little power if it doesn't take much to fill in a small room. How big do audiophiles prefer their spaces to be?

[@sszhao11]

I watched a movie at what I consider pretty loud, using db meter from phone, it was only 80db at 3 meter away from the front tower. you don't need to listen to movie at 98dB anyway. I think sensitivity rating and high SPL level only matters for large rooms and outdoor use

[@GucciGamerTV]

OK. So now I’m confused. You corrected yourself and said that THX reference level is actually 85 dBA continuous. And this doesn’t include subwoofer output. So if 85 dBA on the speakers is only needed to achieve reference levels, it looks like no matter the speaker, as long as it’s 86 sensitivity on the chart is using 2 watts or less? Doesn’t seem right.

[@TechnoDad]

Yeah, but that's only from one meter away.

[@nobodynobody1235]

Now I understand this, but then I question what's the volume setting we set to hit that 88db or 98 db? My yamaha avr usually have this negative setting and i usually listen at -30db

[@barbalabros1266]

I love your tutorials mostly cause are simple to understand.I am gonna buy the sony dn1080 avr and the monitor audio mr6 floorstandind speakers and it would be awesome if you can make a tutorial how we bi-wire and bi-amp speakers and the menu settings.Keep up the great work!

[@sicos90]

bi-wire is pointless(same amp), bi-amp for this u need 2 amplifiers ,u can custom your sound how u like !

[@vlc9521]

when i was a kid i was raised with a dj strereo for a home stereo and when i was 3 i would fall asleep next to the 15s blasting lol

[@TechnoDad]

Lol! Good times!

[@thomas4030]

Great video.... I have 4 Klipsch AW-650 speakers i just purchased for a large outdoor pool area. I have not purchased stereo/amp yet, I was looking at the Pyle PD1000BT 4-channel amp receiver 200 watts x 2 @ 8 Ohms or the Plye PD3000BT 4-Channel amp receiver 300 watts x 2 @ 8 Ohms. I would appreciate any input, help or recommendations.

[@TechnoDad]

Hi! I think that four-channel 200 watts would do the trick.

[@thomas4030]

@@TechnoDad THANK YOU.

[@SangramVID]

Nice video sir ...... How many watt home theatre sufficient for 15×17 Ft leaving room ,..plz reply I am waiting

[@TechnoDad]

I don’t know, maybe between 80 and 110?

[@raider3164]

Question from a newbie. Why do avr say 145watts per channel. If u only need the say 65 watts to power m. Also how much real power is going to the speakers from the avr

[@ushabanerjee9412]

Great video, I have the same speakers as you, and I love them, I am in the market to buy a receiver, you have a Denon, to achieve your 98 d at what number did you have too put it at, so how many Watts RMS does your receiver need too be?

[@TechnoDad]

That’s tough to say. I use a Denon avr but I have a power amp to run the speakers.

[@stevensutton1780]

Great content thank you, I would just like to understand Something which confuses me abit, I know what you mean about the efficiency of the speaker, but some people say if you driving say the klipcsh RP600m which is 100 RMS book shelf speakers, they've recommended a 50whatt or 75whatt system, should 100RMS output amp not be the best option???? Hence that's what it can take. Or the Klipsch RP-8000F being a 150w rms speaker. If only being able to get say a 120w per channel amp possibly put strain on the amp, or what's best rated. More rms output from reciver than what the speaker can take or other way around for being safe??? Is there a rule of thumb for pairing up RMS speaker sizes to RMS rated output of receivers?????

[@bthellam]

One of the main things I'm wondering in this test, though, is how to measure the wattage being delivered to the speakers. Aside from that, understand this is coming from a guitarist and pro audio guy, every individual driver is given specs including sensitivity rating. Speaker towers tend to have woofers and tweeters--more than one driver per tower. What is the sensitivity for each one? How is that different from measuring the sensitivity for the whole unit? They never tell us room specs or which sound meter they use.

[@vernon434]

Does this analogy work for woofers also?

[@hammerjoe2008]

Something that wasn't mentioned in the video was if during his test if he used only one speaker or if two or more are actually playing. That would have an impact in the readings right? Several speakers playing will sound louder than just one speaker right?

[@abdurrahmanshuaib6116]

Very helpful video bro. Thank you

[@TechnoDad]

You’re welcome!!

[@batistacardozo1761]

I am considering buying the Elac uni- fi 2 un52 speakers. Can you help me select a good AV receiver and subwoofer to match these speakers. I am looking for a 2.1 system. My room is 5m x 7m x3m height.

[@compingnick]

This is so interesting. Im about to get the klipsch 8000f. And i sit about 12 feet away from screen. At a really loud point ive measured 85db listening level creeping to 90db. Im running a yamaha rx660 which measures 80w 8 ohms 20/20 2 channel Driven. Except of course im running it at 5.1 so i have no idea the 5.1 power output. Going back the klipsch am i correct in assuming all i need is 2 to 4 watts to run the klipsch st 85db max?

[@RahulSingh-vn1bv]

Hi There .. i am running onkyo Nr 656 7.1 channel with one Klipsch 440c , two r 62 f and four r51 , do i need to add power amplifier on my system.

[@titodavila6734]

Hi Techno Dad, thank you very much for the video! I saw your other video about the benefits of adding an external amp. If you have high efficiency speakers, like the Klipsh in your video, and are getting 105 dB with 16 watts at your listening position, do you still need an external amp for your receiver? It seems that any midrange AVR should be able to do the job, although the power would be less than the RMS power spec for those Klipshs. I have a 5.1.2 set up with Klipsh reference speakers and a Yamaha Rx-A770, and thinking about upgrading to denon 3700h with an external amp. Any feedback would be appreaciated!!

[@blanche2905]

Thank you, for my understanding you don't need expensive setup(amplifier) to drive those high-quality speakers as long avr can produce enough power and if you won't crank it up to thx levels, I'm alright with an oomphf level sounds and enjoy movies in sort of theater quality, thank you once again

[@franciscodavidgonzalezespi4639]

excellent video, I would like you to give me your opinion. I have a pair of klipsch r-15M and a central r-52c connected to my onkyo tx nr575 but I feel that it lacks power, according to onkyo specs it has 80 w per channel to 8 ohms but the specifications of the klipsch are higher. So I need an amp with more power per channel? 100w at least?