CuriousGeorge

I need more AMP power!
I have concluded that my mediocre Yamaha HTR5240 (70W/ch. rms) receiver does not have enough juice to feed my Wharfedale Emerald 97 Mk IV floorspeakers (125 W, 6ohm.) After a substancial 3 month break-in period, I now hear severe clipping in my left tower whenever I dial my volume past 10 o'clock!
What do I do? Buy a pre-amp? a new amp? Don't tell me to turn down the volume, that is just not an acceptable solution. I am on a budget here and only want to spend up to $200 to satisfy my hungry speakers. Is that enough to add on some power to my existing setup, or am I ish out of luck? HELP!

center: Wharfedale Modus Music Centre
mains: Wharfedale Emerald 97 Mk IV
rears: RCA Pro-LX55 dipole tweeter 2way spkrs
sub: Sony SA-WM40

receiver: Yamaha HTR5240 (70W/channel)
dvd: Panasonic DVD-RV30
**optical toslink interconnect, mains are biwired 12ga., center and rears are single wired 16ga.

Brian Shannon

You would need to add an additional amp.

If $200 is your budget I would turn the volume down as any amp you could buy for that amount would be of lesser quality than the amp in the receiver you already have.

CuriousGeorge

Thanks. It seems that there is no simple solution unless I spend a bit of money. Just out of curiousity, what would be my best solution? How much would it cost me? What are my other options? I know my home theater stuff pretty extensively when it comes to mid to low-end equipment, but I barely have a clue as to how I would hook up a secondary amp to my receiver. Nothing I've found online helps me either.

Brian Shannon

I am not really sure how to help you. I am not really that familiar with those speakers but I have a hard time believing that you are clipping them in that setup unless the volume is at deafening levels. A better receiver or an amp is your only solution. That or turn the volume down.

Consult your manual. Here is a link to a similar yamaha receiver. Also check what ohm setting the receiver is on. If it is set to 8 change it to 4.

http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S...540&display=XL

You would connect an amp in the main under 6ch input. Then connect the speakers to the back of the amp, not the receiver.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...s&vi=tech-data

Your speakers sensitivity is a bit low and the minimum recommended power is 75 watts.

This is why I ALWAYS recommend people choose their speakers before buying a power source.