I fished out from my basement the following items for listening to good quality music streaming (mainly Spotify premium) but also mp3s and flac files from a local UPnP server:
Polk RTiA1 speakers
I'm a noob, so I'm hoping the community can help me answer these questions:
Thanks a ton!
Polk RTiA1 speakers
- AUDIO QUALITY
- Total Frequency Response: 50 Hz → 27,000 Hz
- Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms
- Sensitivity (1 watt @ 1 meter): 89 dB
- Lower and Upper -3dB Limits: 60 Hz → 26 Hz
- CROSSOVER
- Type: 2-way
- Tweeter Midrange Crossover Frequency: 1900 Hz
- EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER
- Recommended Amplifier Power Per Channel: 20 watts → 125 watts
- 50-watt RMS amplifier
- Speaker-level connections
- Frequency response: 40-160 Hz (-3dB)
- Continuously variable 80-160 Hz crossover
- Stereo RMS Power (watts): 110
- THD in Stereo: 0.08 %
- Frequency Bandwidth (stereo): 20-20k Hz
- Minimum Impedance L/R: 4 ohms
I'm a noob, so I'm hoping the community can help me answer these questions:
- Although the sub has speaker connections, is it better to connect the speakers to the receiver?
- Are the speakers and receiver compatible?
- Should I bi-amp the speakers?
- What should I set for the following Speaker Configuration on the receiver:
- Front (40Hz to 80Hz(THX) to 100Hz, 120Hz, 150Hz, 200Hz)
- LPF of LFE: 80Hz, 90Hz, 100Hz, 120Hz, Off
- Anything else?
Thanks a ton!