So I just bought a pair of polk audio lsi7s and hooked them up to my hr-875 and they sound pretty good, but I'm wondering if they would sound better with an amp rated for 4ohm @ ~100w/ch. My manual says nothing about 4ohms only 75w/ch at 8 ohm. This site says that the HR-875 can provide 4ohm @ 125w . What?!
So my question is for all of you HR-875 owners/enthusiasts out there. Are you or have you run 4 ohm speakers on this receiver and are the power ratings listed here: http://www.carveraudio.com/index.php/receivers/hr-875 correct?
Carver HR-875 & 4 ohm speakers
Carver HR-875 & 4 ohm speakers
Carver fan since '93 HR-875
Re: Carver HR-875 & 4 ohm speakers
Can't speak to your particular Carver amp, but my experience has been that the Sunfire amps sound a lot better then the Carver amps for 4-5 ohm speaker loads.... :
Carver amps: 8 ohms good; 4 ohms not as good
Sunfire amps: 8 ohms good; 4 ohms just as good if not better (due to more power at 4 ohms)
IN GENERAL!
Carver amps: 8 ohms good; 4 ohms not as good
Sunfire amps: 8 ohms good; 4 ohms just as good if not better (due to more power at 4 ohms)
IN GENERAL!
FR: 400 disk changer with PS Audio Digital Link III DAC; Technics SL-1100A TT. QED Quenx1 IC's from DAC & TT to Adcom GTP-602 preamp/Tuner. AudioQuest King Cobra IC's from preamp to M1.0t mk-II opt2. QED Silver Spirals 4M wires to EPI 1000’s.
LR: AudioEngine wireless link from family room preamp to Barcus-Berry 2002R Sonic Maximizer to GlowPower Zyxt IC's to Sunfire 300x2 to Nordost 6M bi-source wires to AOS 28" MDF spherical speakers using six 6.5" woofers and eight 1" dome tweeters symm. arranged around the surface.
SS system: CX-995V DVD to AV-634x 3-4 channel amp (center/rears) & M1.0t mk-II opt2(fronts).
Garage: 300 disk changer to Entech 202.5 DAC to MXR150 Receiver (pre) to TFM-42 to EPI 400 speakers.
LR: AudioEngine wireless link from family room preamp to Barcus-Berry 2002R Sonic Maximizer to GlowPower Zyxt IC's to Sunfire 300x2 to Nordost 6M bi-source wires to AOS 28" MDF spherical speakers using six 6.5" woofers and eight 1" dome tweeters symm. arranged around the surface.
SS system: CX-995V DVD to AV-634x 3-4 channel amp (center/rears) & M1.0t mk-II opt2(fronts).
Garage: 300 disk changer to Entech 202.5 DAC to MXR150 Receiver (pre) to TFM-42 to EPI 400 speakers.