Using Standalone Speakers on a HTIB

tornadog · 08-13-09, 03:01 PM

I want to get bigger speakers, preferably floor standing. Can I use those with the receiver from the Sony HTIb I have. Getting an additional receiver would go outside my budget. So I am thinking of getting something like the Energy 5.0 speaker set and use my original Sub and receiver from the Sony HT-SS2000. Would this setup work. And will I notice any difference from the Sony speakers?

Redeemed · 08-30-09, 07:23 PM

You could...

Just make sure you don't get speakers at a lower or higher impedence, and you don't want to get speakers that are too powerful for your amp (ex: fronts rated for 200watts RMS when your amp can only provide a max of 100, etc).

But yeah, should work... theoretically.

08-13-09, 03:01 PM	#1
tornadog Keeper of the Faith Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,446	Using Standalone Speakers on a HTIB I want to get bigger speakers, preferably floor standing. Can I use those with the receiver from the Sony HTIb I have. Getting an additional receiver would go outside my budget. So I am thinking of getting something like the Energy 5.0 speaker set and use my original Sub and receiver from the Sony HT-SS2000. Would this setup work. And will I notice any difference from the Sony speakers? __________________ i7 950 @ 4.2Ghz w/ Venomous-X, Asus Sabertooth x58, 8gb DDR3 GSkill 1600Mhz,MSI N670 PE, Win 7 Ult. x64, Samsung PN50C7000, Pioneer VSX 920-K, Polk Monitor 5.0 Speakers, Bic H100 Sub

08-30-09, 07:23 PM	#2
Redeemed Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 17,986	Re: Using Standalone Speakers on a HTIB You could... Just make sure you don't get speakers at a lower or higher impedence, and you don't want to get speakers that are too powerful for your amp (ex: fronts rated for 200watts RMS when your amp can only provide a max of 100, etc). But yeah, should work... theoretically.