imported_Game_Over
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As a casual listener I have a fairly old stereo setup. I bought some fairly high-end speakers back in the early eighties, and the receiver was purchased probably 15 years ago. About a week ago I thought the music didn't sound right, and I noticed the woofer on the right speaker wasn't working. I took it out and went to Radio Shack but there were no replacements. In fact, I couldn't find anyplace in town to buy replacements. I went online and found some woofers he right size and just bought two. All I was really looking for was the same size, and didn't really pay much attention to what I was buying. They came in yesterday, and I noticed on the box it says "500 Watts"! Holy smokes! But I figured it would be OK since my receiver probably wouldn't come close to maxing them out.
I installed the woofers and the sound is really good from one of them. The other doesn't sound right. And worse than that the receiver seems to be cutting in and out and sounds distored. It seems like it's bringing the receiver to it's knees. I always thought it didn't matter how powerful the speakers were but now I'm thinking it does. I looked up the specs on the receiver, and it says it pulls 50 Watts per channel. So if it does matter and I have to replace the receiver, what specs should I get to adequately handle these speakers? Or should I just give up and return the woofers and get something less powerful?
I installed the woofers and the sound is really good from one of them. The other doesn't sound right. And worse than that the receiver seems to be cutting in and out and sounds distored. It seems like it's bringing the receiver to it's knees. I always thought it didn't matter how powerful the speakers were but now I'm thinking it does. I looked up the specs on the receiver, and it says it pulls 50 Watts per channel. So if it does matter and I have to replace the receiver, what specs should I get to adequately handle these speakers? Or should I just give up and return the woofers and get something less powerful?