lsi7 dilemma

[Arthur]

I couldn't pass the price on the e-bay for this lsi7's but I think I went over board for this hi fi speaker. All I want is a decent 5.1 surround system. It will be my main left and right. I have a mission 77ds for my surround. Since winning this bid all these questions have come-up.

Speaker is 4 ohm - my receiver is a lowly Sony STRdb895 ( i think it's a 110 watts per channel - can my receiver handle this speaker?

Required center - LSic? I paid less than $300 for the 7. The lowest price I've seen on LSic is $359 from Brandnamez which is not a reliable internet co.. Can I match the lsi7 with the reasonalble price of CSI centers (csi120, csi3, cs2, csi1)?

Thanks for any help.

[PolkWannabie]

Originally posted by Arthur
Since winning this bid all these questions have come-up.

1. Speaker is 4 ohm - my receiver is a lowly Sony STRdb895 ( i think it's a 110 watts per channel - can my receiver handle this speaker?

2. Required center - LSic? I paid less than $300 for the 7. The lowest price I've seen on LSic is $359 from Brandnamez which is not a reliable internet co.. Can I match the lsi7 with the reasonalble price of CSI centers (csi120, csi3, cs2, csi1)?

Thanks for any help.

1. Maybe ... check your manual

2. NO

[AsSiMiLaTeD]

Will you be upgrading the HT setup in the future? If so, maybe you should consider just not using a center for now until you can afford the LSiC and just run the setup in phantom mode without a center.

Then when you can afford it, buy the LSiC center.

Then maybe down the road upgrade the receiver and surrounds, and eventually add a sub.

The trick to being able to support this hobby is to upgrade as you can, a little at a time. Too many people, myself included, have rushed into bad situations just to have something, the idea is to save a bit and get quality stuff.

I will say this. The two LSi7s without a center will still be a better setup than, say, two lower ends fronts with a center...

Hope that helps...

Also, make sure that Sony can drive a 4 ohm speaker. If it can't, then you'll have to either ditch the speakers or upgrade the receiver...

[Arthur]

CALLING JOEY...CALLING JOEY....

I have read it here somewhere that you're unhappy with your Axiom M22. We'll! here is my proposal. HOw about a swap with your Axiom M22 to my lsi7?

As you can read on the message above, looks like Axiom is a better suit for my requirements...

Just a taught.

[scottnbnj]

have you tried the lsi's with the sony yet? good chance you won't have trouble and love them. i personally don't think 7's and 9's are as hard to drive as it's sometimes portrayed.

i ran lsi9's with a denon dra-25(maybe 10 years old, 40 wpc @ 8 ohms) for several days without turning it off to start break-in at low/moderate volumes. i didn't have any trouble and the receiver never even got warm. i've put them back on the denon since break-in and they sound better than any other speaks i've had it mated with. it did warm a little when i was rough with them for extended periods and they obviously don't sound as big or relaxed as they do with more power. but there is no way i would be unhappy if that was the best receiver i could afford.

just go slow with roughing with them up, be patient with break-in, don't drive the receiver into distortion and pay attention that it doesn't get hot. my lsi9's sounded noticably better bi-wired with 2 runs of 16 gauge wire, but many say one run of thicker wire (not bi-wired) will produce the same results.

if you don't like them, don't damage them and don't lose the packing, you'll probably not have much trouble getting rid of them.

for the center, you could always buy another pair of 7's, use one for the center and sell the other.

maybe an interest check in the flea market to see if anyone wants one seven before buying,..

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[Sami]

Originally posted by scottnbnj
maybe an interest check in the flea market to see if anyone wants one seven before buying,..

Quite a few I believe. I need one more to complete 7.1 with LSi7's.

[madmax]

Quit your whining and hook them up to the sony. The 7's are a lot easier to drive than the 9's or 15's. :)
madmax

Edit: The 7's will sound pretty crappy for the first 75 hours or so anyway until they break in.

[scottnbnj]

Originally posted by madmax
The 7's will sound pretty crappy for the first 75 hours or so anyway until they break in.

i sort of miss break-in, the grunting and huffing, the never knowing what's in store the next day, the head snapping 'wtf's was that? i never heard that on this tune before',.. and backing up to hear it again,.. and again,.. and again.

i've changed and tinkered placement so many times it's difficult to say without slight doubt this early, but i'm thinking i'm missing some of the razor sharp image detail too.

anyways, it was a fun ride while it lasted.

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[michael_w]

I've had mine hooked up to a crap panasonic avr which is only rated for 6 to 8 ohms and haven't had any problems yet.... no overloading or overheating (I ran them for 10 hours yesterday with no problems). So I'm thinkin your sony can handle it if you don't try and push them excessivly hard. I can't wait for mine to break in though..... cause if they sound "crappy" now it'll be a nice treat when they start soundin good.