Hello Guys, I recently purchased a Klipsch Hersey H-WO floor standing speaker this past weekend. The sound was amazing until my receiver blew (Old 90's Onkyo receiver). I don't know much about audio equipment but I want to purchase either a new receiver or amp. What are your recommendations? I want to avoid blowing up my speaker. Is a modern receiver capable of blowing up my speaker. Rich

It'll blow up your eardrums first.  Do you have only one speaker or is that a language difficuly?

 

Klipsch are very efficient speakers, don't need much power to get very loud.

 

Welcome to the forum, where are you?

No, I have two speakers.

I am located in New York City.

Onkyo A-9555, plenty of power.............

Thanx, Russ

 Hmmm...which would you pick a receiver or a amp?

 

Richard

Stereo or HT?

Jazz or hard rock?

Cranking it to the max or not?

 

1) What is HT?

2) Hard Rock

3) I live in a pretty small apartment, so I am probably not going to crack it up to the max.

4)  Would it be mistake if I were to hook my speakers to this receiver below.

Onkyo 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver - Black - TXS-R606

 

HT is Home Theatre, meaning usually 5 to 7 channels, rather than 2-channel stereo.

Also, you may want a sub to go with your Heresies.

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4)  Would it be mistake if I were to hook my speakers to this receiver below.

Onkyo 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver - Black - TXS-R606

Not at all.

 For multichannel home theater use, consider:

  http://cgi.ebay.com/Harman-Kardon-HK-AVR-254-7-1-Home-Theater-Receiver-HDMI_W0QQitemZ180394960378QQcmdZViewItemQQptZReceivers_Tuners?hash=item2a0060a5fa&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262

For stereo, possibly with a sub:

 http://cgi.ebay.com/Harman-Kardon-3390-w-remote-2-x-80W-Stereo-Receiver_W0QQitemZ150364740243QQcmdZViewItemQQptZReceivers_Tuners?hash=item23026fda93&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262

 

harman kardon receivers are high-current and should do really well with your Heresy.

Thanks for all the advice guys. Would it make a difference if I were to buy a quality receiver over a amp? Take in consideration that I will be using my speakers for music and movies. Richard

One of my neighbor is willing to sell his Mcintosh MX 110. Would you guys recommend me purchasing such a old tuner tub amp or should I stick with more current models. There are a lot of limitation with the old Mcintosh, all phono jack, no HDMI input, expensive repair bills. Would I have a problem watching a movie with this equipment or is this strictly a amp for music. Richard

 ~SUNFIRE~

 

 

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Would it make a difference if I were to buy a quality receiver over a amp? Take in consideration that I will be using my speakers for music and movies.

Do you need a tuner, a preamp, decoders for Dolby Digital, DTS, and all the new formats?  An amp, meaning power amp, I assume, includes none of those things.  An AV receiver is what you need if you want to watch movies or concert videos in surround sound instead of 2-channel stereo.

Some folks add a power amp to their receiver for more power and better sound quality, often using it to drive only the main speakers, while the receiver's built-in power amp drives the rest of the speakers.  However, every power amp needs a preamp, whether it's built into the receiver or is a separate unit.

There's no shame in being an audio newbie, but you might want to read up on what the various components in a sound system do.  That way, you'll have a better idea of what you need and it'll be easier to fully grasp any answers you get here.