In article , Thomas Andersson
wrote:

I'm looking at 2 different pairs, they don't give RMS but rather
short/long term effect, the cheaper is 2 way bass reflex 200W short/100W
long, the other pair is 3 way bass reflex, 300W short 150W long. (I was
thinking one pair of each, the bigger oines for the living room and the
smaller ones for the computer/sleeping room). You think my oldie
reciever could handle that. As I won't be able to push them by far,
might I not get the best sound out of them?

To see what sound levels you might get, use the quoted 'sensitivity' rating
for the speakers and combine this with the power for your amp. TBH Unless
you want very high power levels, or have a very large/small room, I doubt
this will matter much with most moderate-price speakers, though.

level you get out, and impedence AFAIK has an effect on the amp, but
my electronics isn't up to much . Speaker cables are much of a

From what someone said in this group the Reciever I ahve is pretty
flexible/good when it comes to the impedance

How long are the runs of cable that you will be using? The longer the runs,
the more desirable it would be to have a low series resistance and
inductance. If the runs are only a couple of meters this probably won't
matter much.

Have a look at the cables offerred by Maplin on their website. They have a
reasonable variety of speaker cables. They quote the strand diameters, etc,
so you can see how much copper you're getting for your money. :-)

I've used various of the types they supply, and they seem fine to me. Worth
going for the fatter, more expensive types, if you have long cable runs
and/or speakers than dip to a low impedance. Otherwise, the thinner ones
are likely to be fine in my experience.

Slainte,

Jim

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