Is This Amp OK for This Speaker?


I have a Dynaudio Contour T2.1 Center Channel speaker, impedance listed at 6 ohms. Also have a Marantz SM-80 (bridged/mono) that I want to use to drive the Contour T2.1.

Specs for the SM-80:

Rated power output (20 Hz-20 kHz)
8 ohms RMS...100 Wx2
4 ohms RMS...150 Wx2
8 ohms mono...300 Wx1

Back of the amp, at the speaker terminals, reads 2CH minimum 4 ohms, Mono (bridged) 8 ohms.

Any issues with the SM-80 driving the Contour T2.1?
stevensctt
Hi Steven,

The center channel may well have broader specs...but i strongly suspect that the information provided to it by your process will probably end up limiting its performance to a very manageable range for the amp.

i would be quite surprised if the process put 32hz-60hz through the center channel too much...i admit i could be wrong, but even if it did...i am confident the processor would put much more of that energy through your main speakers plus your sub.
Actually, the center channel is the most important speaker in a HT... in a normal movie, about 70% of all sound involves the center channel.

Will it work? Yes. But I would try to find an amp that matches your L/R for the center (mind you, not say the same amp, but one that sounds about the same... and of same quality)