“I paired these with Denon AVR-S750H and I feel the towers are under performing. Do you think the AV receiver is able to provide enough wattage to optimally run these speaker?”
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Yes. My receiver, by Sony, has similar wattage output to your receiver by Denon. The volume of my Elac speakers, just as a test, was quite high. The sound was clear, clean, and just too loud. Note, though, that my system includes the center channel speaker and the subwoofer speaker by Elac.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.When I hooked these speakers up I was shocked how bad they sounded, and given the high rating they had I knew it had to be "something" I was doing wrong! Well, after a bit of fiddling, I found it WAS the settings that made them sound so, not "bad" but just not right! Your Denon, with 165 watts per side "should" be more than enough UMPH to bring these speakers to life! My receiver (I can't tell you off hand what it is, but it is a 5.1 Yamaha, 15 years old and was well north of $1000 when I bought it) has a TON of digital sound modes ie; Theater, stadium, small room, large room, hall etc etc. These modes are strictly for "home theater" movie watching! If you want to run out your new speakers to their full capacity, disable all "digital" modes and run them as STRAIGHT STEREO speakers! Left and Right ONLY!! There is actually a dedicated button on my remote for straight stereo, as soon as I touched it, HOLY COW, they sounded AMAZING! Albiet a tad, ohhh, muddy I'd say. BUT, this is just because they need to loosen up! Or be "broke-in", I cranked them up with some AC/DC and Metallica etc. at about 75% volume (LOUD) and did this for several days, they actually loosen up and hit harder and sound better over time! Who knew! Also, in your settings (it is on my Yamaha but I don't know about Denon) you have to tell the receiver "what" speakers you are using, small, large, 6ohm, 8ohm etc. This is important to set up! Read the manual front to back, check the forums for both your speakers and your Denon. Getting your receiver and your speakers dialed-in is NOT plug-and-play, takes some tinkering, but the journey to amazing sound is half the fun! Good luck, and know that these speakers are amazing, so if they sound like crud to you, it's the receiver or the settings.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The speakers are 6 oms your receiver may have to be switched to that. You could go to the Elac web site they will answer any questions you have
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Two things: 1. Do you have a capable subwoofer? These have some decent mid bass, but roll off quickly after 60hz. I highly recommend a subwoofer from SVS, Hsu, Rythmik to supplement these. 2. Did you run Audyssey auto set up with the provided microphone? Check out the Audyssey thread at AVS forum for setup. It can make a HUGE difference in sound. Modern speakers don’t need a ton of power, and it takes a lot of power over what typical AV receivers have to make an audible difference. The power in your receiver is likely enough. Mess with placement and Audyssey, and if you don’t have a sub, look into the recommendations above.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.After reading the manual I find that default impedance is set to be 8 ohm and I have to follow the instructions to set it to 6 ohm. http://manuals.denon.com/AVRS750H/NA/EN/DRDZSYrhoargxb.php I hope this will resolve the issue. Thanks again for pointing me in right direction.
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