http://hd.engadget.com/2009/06/12/rotels-rsx-1550-receiver-great-performance-but-a-bit-pricey/ Engadget HD Comments for Rotel's RSX-1550 receiver -- great performance, but a bit pricey http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/06/12/rotels-rsx-1550-receiver-great-performance-but-a-bit-pricey/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/06/12/rotels-rsx-1550-receiver-great-performance-but-a-bit-pricey/Jun 12th 2009 10:14AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/06/12/rotels-rsx-1550-receiver-great-performance-but-a-bit-pricey/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/06/12/rotels-rsx-1550-receiver-great-performance-but-a-bit-pricey/Jun 12th 2009 12:35PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/06/12/rotels-rsx-1550-receiver-great-performance-but-a-bit-pricey/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/06/12/rotels-rsx-1550-receiver-great-performance-but-a-bit-pricey/Jun 12th 2009 12:48PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/06/12/rotels-rsx-1550-receiver-great-performance-but-a-bit-pricey/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/06/12/rotels-rsx-1550-receiver-great-performance-but-a-bit-pricey/Jun 12th 2009 1:35PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/06/12/rotels-rsx-1550-receiver-great-performance-but-a-bit-pricey/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/06/12/rotels-rsx-1550-receiver-great-performance-but-a-bit-pricey/
However, they tend to be a bit underpowered for more serious speakers, especially when below ~83db/1 efficiency in a large room.

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Further, your speakers power rating has little or nothing to do with how an amplifier and/or receiver will drive them. That figure is the maximum power you should run through your speakers...more and you risk physical failure due to voice coil overheating, excessive speaker excursion, etc...

This receiver is on my short list of new AV gear to audition for a place in my new home theater.]]>Jun 22nd 2009 12:24PM