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Peter Wieck wrote:
On Feb 10, 12:29 pm, Mike wrote:

or is he just trying to get me to buy a high end receiver.

Yes.

SNIP

And although your particular receiver would
not be *my* first choice (nor would mine be yours, most likely), at
90wpc it is more than adequate for your needs, does surround-sound and
all sorts of other theatre functions.

Actually, that 90wpc is at 1khz, not full bandwidth, and that's also at
0.9% THD. Basically, its more like 50wpc RMS @20-20khz. The CDM-1 is
about 88db sensitivity, so you will be a bit power constrained if you
like high volume with dynamic music. Still, the Yamaha will sound just
fine unless you push it too hard. And, IMO, buying the best speaker you
can, even with mediocre electronics, will get you *much* better sound
than cheaper speakers and high end electronics, so it's hard to go wrong
putting your $$$ into the speakers first.

Keith Hughes