Just checking...
I'm planning on buying an Onkyo TX -SR575-b receiver from Harvey Norman on special for $498 this afternoon. I noticed that the 576 is highly recommended... is there a substantial difference between the 2? The people at the store said it was just an extra HDMI output and was able to power slightly better speakers.
On that note, these are my speakers... http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_7_4/monitor-audio-bronze-3-speakers-12-2000.html
They are a little on the old side, but haven't really been given an opportunity to shine yet. It says on this review that they are 150W peak. Is the 575 powerful enough to run them? Apparently it only has 80 Watts per channel...? A guide I read said that you should try and double the Watts rating of your speakers... so that would suggest I need a 300W amp. That can't be right can it?