"Real World" receivers typically don't have any real power. Has anyone ever wondered why 100 watt X 7 home theater receivers range in price from $200 - $2000? The vast majority of receivers below $1000 only produce 50 watts/channel or less when all channels are driven. Read the test results from Sound & Vision Magazine. Loudspeakers are only a slave to the amplifier. If the amp doesn't output any real current, the amp can't control the slave, producing crappy sound. So it isn't fair to expect loudspeaker manufacturers to display their products with receivers not designed to power "Real World" loudspeakers.
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kcjones @ May 4th 2008 12:34PM
"Real World" receivers typically don't have any real power. Has anyone ever wondered why 100 watt X 7 home theater receivers range in price from $200 - $2000? The vast majority of receivers below $1000 only produce 50 watts/channel or less when all channels are driven. Read the test results from Sound & Vision Magazine. Loudspeakers are only a slave to the amplifier. If the amp doesn't output any real current, the amp can't control the slave, producing crappy sound. So it isn't fair to expect loudspeaker manufacturers to display their products with receivers not designed to power "Real World" loudspeakers.