"BravesCharm" wrote in message
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HTR5790 receiver only puts out 110 watts a channel, would it be
overkill to get STF-2 and get STF-1 instead?

Both of those subs have their own power supplies built in so they don't rely
on the receiver's power. I would get as powerful a sub as you can afford.
The receiver you're looking at has plenty of power for virtually any speaker
system you might be considering. The only caveat might be those speaker
systems that have a low impedance (4 ohm) and that you can easily ascertain.
Most Home Theater speaker systems will be 8 ohm not 4.

Others have rightly suggested that you try to listen to the speakers you are
considering preferably connected to your receiver. In practice that can be
hard to do since the best sounding speakers in a store's listening room may
not be the best sounding in your own room at home. Ideally, whomever you buy
from should have a liberal return policy (HSU's is 30 day).

I just replaced my Bose Accoustimass system with the Ventriloquist setup. I
already had one of HSU's older tube subwoofers with separate power supply
and I am very happy with the results.