[John151]

I am building a HT system for a friend (who is NOT an audiophile).  The receiver has will be a Pioneer with 110 Watts into 8 Ohms.  I am considering the Odyssey speakers (Nightengale and Nemesis) for this set up.  I have two questions with this:

1)  Would these speakers work well for a person who is only into the HT aspect?  I am seriously wondering if some run of the mill speakers at BestBuy would be a better fit.

2)  Would the 4 Ohm impedence be a problem for the Pioneer receiver?

Thanks, John

[Eduardo AAVM]

For me if you use Odyssey speakers sooner or later your friend will become an audiophile... It is impossible not to listen the difference.

Considering a HT setup has a sub I think you will have no problem, if your friend is bass hungry.

The 4 Ohm situation, that can be a potential problem.

[Carlos Villegas]

Hi,

The Odyssey speakers are ok and as Eduardo say, sooner or later your friend will be an audiophile !!!

The Pioneer is not a good idea for 4 ohms impedance speakers. Better try with NAD (773 or 763) or Marantz (7500). Some friends in Europe use Dynaudio speakers (4/3 ohms) with NAD and Marantz receivers with excelent results.

Regards

Carlos

[Eduardo AAVM]

So good to see you here Carlos...

[Carlos Villegas]

So good to see you here Carlos...

Is nice to see you too Eduardo. Did you see the Klaus post ? The garage sale is not finished !!!

Regards

Carlos

[Eduardo AAVM]

Not ? I'll check it, I have had some problems accessing some threads in the forum...

[jcoat007]

Not sure what your budget is, but the Nightingale, Nemesis and Khartago could be the start of great system, if he has pre-outs from his reciever.

I would also think about the Epiphany monitors if he is going to use a sub anyway.