Good speaker combo and what to drive it with

[Confusedxx]

Hello guys,

I just an offer for a home theather speaker setup in a new apartment that is being built. The room is 60m2 and open plan. Meaning in the 60m2 is the living, dining and kitchen.

So the speakers are:

Front L/R: B&W 802d
Center: B&W LCR 7 ( in wall)
Rears: B&W CCM 7.5. ( in ceiling)

What would you change in the speaker selection, if anything?

I was thinging I would get the emotiva XPA-2 amp to drive the front 802d speakers. For the center and rear, I guess I also need something with power due to room size and the impedance / sensitivity of the speakers.

I was thinking maybe the marantz-av7005-surround-processor-and-mm7055-amplifier combo. But I figure I must have audessy 32 on the setup to help with the room dynamics. So can you maybe recommend another processor + amp or another great avr that would pair with the setup?

Thanks!!

[stuofsci02]

If you will use and XPA-2 on the fronts, why not and XPA-3 for the other channels?

[Confusedxx]

If you will use and XPA-2 on the fronts, why not and XPA-3 for the other channels?

Hello Stuofsci02,

I thought about the XPA-3 for the center and surround speakers, but I was not sure it would really be needed or beneficial. Although the surrounds and centers are rather inefficient and need power to drive them, I hoped that a good AVR could deliver sufficient power :P

I have started to look at the Denon 4311ci for both the features and the 140 wpc that it delivers. Do you guys think that the Denon would provide sufficient power to drive the center and surrounds?

[Skyblue]

Hello Stuofsci02,

I thought about the XPA-3 for the center and surround speakers, but I was not sure it would really be needed or beneficial. Although the surrounds and centers are rather inefficient and need power to drive them, I hoped that a good AVR could deliver sufficient power :P

I have started to look at the Denon 4311ci for both the features and the 140 wpc that it delivers. Do you guys think that the Denon would provide sufficient power to drive the center and surrounds?

Yes I think so. But try it out.

No, it will not be as good as having a couple of dedicated monoblocks..

[bigburner]

If you enjoy music and you sometimes like to turn up it up loud, and your budget can stretch a bit, and you have the space in your rack, then I think you should consider a pair of Emotiva XPA-1 monoblocks to drive your 802Ds.

Nigel.