AV Receiver Underpowered?


I am questioning my AV Receiver as being underpowered.

I have the following Boston Acoustics speakers
PV-1000
VR-MC
VR-MX (2)
VR-MEX
VR-M60 (2)
VR-M50 (2) - Currently setup for zone 2

I have a Denon AV 1908. I used to have a cheap Onkyo that I liked better, but switched to the Denon to get the HDMI inputs awhile ago. I haven't really been happy with the Denon and assume it is underpowered.

I did see there was some complicated math but really just need a stupid simple method for figuring out the right AV Receiver.

Is my Denon Av 1908 underpowered? If so what is the proper Marantz/Denon model to run these?
butrflynlambie

Showing 1 response by willland

"I checked out the Emotiva site and saw they partnered with Sherbourn. They have a Sherbourn PT-7020A on sale. It has the pre-outs so I could "add" an amplifier later."

Butrflynlambie,

The Sherbourn PT-7020A is a preamp/processor so you would have to "add" an amp at the same time. No onboard amplifiers. But with the discounted price of $399.00, adding a quality mid-fi 5 or 7 channel amp like the Emotiva XPA-5 V2, could be possible for the budget minded.

Bill