Audiosource Amp 100 or bigger better receiver?

[bobblah]

Hi All,

I'm hoping on getting some new speakers, (lusting over the rti a1s with maybe some owm3s) to fill out the sound in the rear. My concern is music, home theater not so much, medium sized room, live in an apartment so I don't need to be super loud. Would the amp-100 have enough juice to power all 4? I don't want to under power these things to the point where they don't sound good. Looks like it would just distribute the power among all speakers?

On the other hand if this unit doesn't sound like a good idea, the Yamaha RX-V373 is on sale this weekend for $170 and appears to deliver a full 105 watts per channel (I may be interpreting the specs wrong). I'd be willing to up to that price range if it was worth it and the sound would be much improved. But really I like simplicity and small footprints.

Appreciate any insight, I'm a bit of a neophyte as far as these things go but I do appreciate good sound. Obviously not expecting top tier sound in this price range though.

Thanks

[ZLTFUL]

The old addage, "You get what you pay for." doesn't ring more true when it comes to Audiosource gear.
They used to have some decent bargain amps but the quality the last 5-7 years has tanked.

The RX-V373 is rated at 80wpc with 2 channels driven. http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio..._u/?mode=model
But bear in mind that this number shrinks rapidly the more speakers you drive so that once you reach 5 speakers in a surround environment, you are actually hitting around 50wpc. And this budget level AVR will also begin clipping long before it reaches its rated output.

But the Yamaha will still kick the snot out of the AMP-100 and do it far more reliably too.

Just bear in mind that you are at the lowest common denominator at that price range.

[xftman]

ShopOnkyo has this 609 refurbished for $239 with coupon.
https://www.shoponkyo.com/detail.cfm...il=1&ext_war=1
this will give you more juice compare to Yamaha.

[ZLTFUL]

It will give you *maybe* 10-15 watts more per channel with only 2 channels driven.
Once you start adding speakers, you will quickly close that gap. The one advantage is that the Onkyo is a 7.2 vs a 5.1 AVR. So the amp section will offer a LITTLE more overhead but you will still greatly reduce output power the more speakers you have hooked up.

[bobblah]

Thanks for the advice guys. For future reference if anyone is interested. I got the amp 100 It was ok. Even with 4 speakers it had enough power for me although i had to turn it up almost all the way to get loud. Any more than that would have gotten me kicked out of my apartment anyway
But there was background / line noise that was annoying although with music playing it would mask it. If you switched the balance to only one channel the silent channel had a hum still. So by that obviously the quality is suspect. If it was $50 id recommend it to those on a budget. But at around 90 it's too much. I wound up selling it and getting a slimline yamaha brx 5.1 on closeout for only $100. Again the yamaha isnt high end but sounds so much better. No line noise or interference. A little louder. I'd definitely recommend searching out a bargain amp from a more reputable brand than going with the audiosource.