New AVR for old speakers

[kishanvkumar]

Hi,
I have been having a HTiB (onkyo HT-R320) for over 7 years(sourced from US) and has been serving very well for the needs. Its a 600W Amp with each speaker/sub rated at 100W. Due to power surge, i believe the AVR is shutting down after power on. Will try to repair, but if its of no use, I want to get some options.

1. I am not an audiophile and had been happy with the amp/speakers except for the subwoofer. The woofer was not really kicking in until the volume is very high.

2. In the quest for a new home theatre, can I just buy a new AVR and a new Sub and pair it with existing speakers? and replace the speakers at a later date when budget is there?

3. Will the speakers rated at 100W get damaged due to the new AVR? Is it a good idea to proceed this way of only getting new AVR and SUB or will it be total mismatch?

Room Size : 11 by 19 (but HT setup is on 11 by 10)
Use : 100% movies/HD Cable TV.
Budget : 30K to 35K for AVR and SUB

If the option is ok, could you suggest an AVR and a SUB for the budget. Would like the SUB to kick in at low volumes and provide a neat rumble.

If this is not a good option, can I go with a AVR and bookshelves and SUB(sub is a must ). But sadly now the budget is strictly 35K, Was looking Denon 1613, any suggestions for a good sub?

Thanks,

 

[kishanvkumar]

forgot to mention, 100W at 8 ohms, and the stock SUB is a active sub.

Also where can i audition paradigm and polk sub?

 

[baijuxavior]

You can use your existing speakers with new AVR. But getting a good avr and sub for 35K is hard. An entry level avr like Yamaha 371 or Denon 1312 will cost around 22-24K. For the remaining price you can buy Astonia sub which has got good reviews.

 

[kishanvkumar]

Thanks for the reply,
Supposing I try to repair the existing AVR, can I get buy a decent active sub at 25K and pair with this receiver?. Do AVR and active sub have a happy marriage? Since Sub has its own amplification unit, the AVR just passes the bit stream to sub and the sub does its own magic, or the AVR needs to be of a certain kind for the sub to be felt? Let me know what options do i have.

Thanks.

 

[baijuxavior]

Connecting active sub to avr without a sub-woofer line out is possible. Most subwoofers have speaker level input, but I am not sure how will they perform in your case.