“have Pioneer SCLX904 its RMS is rated at 140w per channel, confused at matching new speakers with the receivers RMS and total power. this center is 100rms and 400w peak. do you stay at or below the receivers rms for speakers ?”

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• Basically, You want to ensure, that your peek is not exceeded and you have a good margin, if the numbers you posted are accurate. I'd say you are perfect. Keep in mind, that the center channel, which primarily handles dialog, will most likely need to be adjusted in your setup +/- db...

  Answered by Blitz 6 years ago

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• Having receiver RMS higher than the speaker is better. Generally, you match or go higher than speaker RMS.

  Answered by Gopal 6 years ago

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• Speaker will be fine because it's peak handling is higher than your receivers peak output

  Answered by TEDD 5 years ago

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