Ken Flick
New member
Hello, Club Members, I am a new member and a new owner of my first ML speakers. Although they are mere Encore TFs and I realize they are the absolute bottom end of the product line and the range of equipment owned by most of you on this site, hey, they're new to me!
And I hope that, when I get them hooked up in my modest home theater system shortly, they will represent both a step up on my economically constrained journey toward quality sound as well as the best sound I could have bought for the $150 each I paid for three (left, center and right) Encores at Fry's. All I know is that they seemed like a great deal at that closeout price and they sounded better in Fry's demo room than the Cambridge Soundworks MC630 HD speakers I currently have connected. These are powered by an old Pioneer VSX-D811S receiver. I should note that my nearly sole use for this system is for Movie Sound. We don't play much music on it.
My question concerns impedance -- a concept I never really grasped. Does the fact that the Encores are 4 ohm speakers place any special requirements on my receiver? And if so, what would that be? IS my old clunker Pioneer (maybe 8-10 years old) likely not up to the job of getting the most out of these speakers? If that is the case, what would its shortcoming be? And if I do need a better receiver -- either for the health of my system or for optimum performance from my new speakers, will a new Pioneer VSX-1020-K do the job?
Thanks for any enlightenment you are willing to provide. I'm looking forward to treating my 70 year old ears to some sonic dessert soon.
And I hope that, when I get them hooked up in my modest home theater system shortly, they will represent both a step up on my economically constrained journey toward quality sound as well as the best sound I could have bought for the $150 each I paid for three (left, center and right) Encores at Fry's. All I know is that they seemed like a great deal at that closeout price and they sounded better in Fry's demo room than the Cambridge Soundworks MC630 HD speakers I currently have connected. These are powered by an old Pioneer VSX-D811S receiver. I should note that my nearly sole use for this system is for Movie Sound. We don't play much music on it.
My question concerns impedance -- a concept I never really grasped. Does the fact that the Encores are 4 ohm speakers place any special requirements on my receiver? And if so, what would that be? IS my old clunker Pioneer (maybe 8-10 years old) likely not up to the job of getting the most out of these speakers? If that is the case, what would its shortcoming be? And if I do need a better receiver -- either for the health of my system or for optimum performance from my new speakers, will a new Pioneer VSX-1020-K do the job?
Thanks for any enlightenment you are willing to provide. I'm looking forward to treating my 70 year old ears to some sonic dessert soon.
