I gave them a shot this morning with a Rotel RX-1052 stereo receiver i had laying around.
I know this is also just mid-fi gear but the polk lsim707s sounded much clearer at lower levels with the rotel stereo receiver even though it is rated at 100 watts per channel. The bass was also less flat. Kindof surprising.
But yes I know I'm playing with kiddie toys here =). It's hard not to bite when there's a $2,800 sale for 2 polk LSIM707s towers, 2 polk LSIM703s, a polk LSIM706C, and a $1,500 yamaha aventage 3070 receiver that some sites rated as the best home theater receiver of 2017. Seemed like a no brainer.
After reading all of your commends I would have to agree. I think I will be leaving the powering of these speakers alone, and move towards higher end speakers and gear before giving the amp anymore thought. In a few months I will probably Ebay the bookshelves and center off new in box, and work towards a pair of Kefs or Martin Logans.
I know this is also just mid-fi gear but the polk lsim707s sounded much clearer at lower levels with the rotel stereo receiver even though it is rated at 100 watts per channel. The bass was also less flat. Kindof surprising.
But yes I know I'm playing with kiddie toys here =). It's hard not to bite when there's a $2,800 sale for 2 polk LSIM707s towers, 2 polk LSIM703s, a polk LSIM706C, and a $1,500 yamaha aventage 3070 receiver that some sites rated as the best home theater receiver of 2017. Seemed like a no brainer.
After reading all of your commends I would have to agree. I think I will be leaving the powering of these speakers alone, and move towards higher end speakers and gear before giving the amp anymore thought. In a few months I will probably Ebay the bookshelves and center off new in box, and work towards a pair of Kefs or Martin Logans.