Receiver for Sonus Faber Electa 1990 Speakers?

[Jack Carek]

I recently inherited a pair of Sonus Faber speakers from 1990, but don't know which receiver to use! I currently have a Harmon Kardon 330b, but these blew the fuse when I plugged them in. I'm no audio expert, so would love some help / recommendations on what I should buy to get these running.

The speakers are listed as 8 ohms each, and have four terminals for speaker wire on the back.

Thanks for the help!

 

[Audiofreak71]

First off welcome to Audio Karma. Second I’m sorry but Sonus Faber and receivers is definitely not recommended to go together. A good integrated or separate amp would be the way to go with a speaker like that.

Audiofreak71

 

[gizzyman47]

I have a pair of Sonus Faber Electa's. I powered them with a Audio Research tube amp. Model VT60 "60watts" and a Audio Research LS7 pre-amp. Wonderful combination! They were also run with a solid state McIntosh MC252 "250" watts.
These speakers deserve high quality components. Audiofreak71 is correct...a receiver is not going to let these speakers show what they are capable of. It would be like putting bald tires on a Porsche!

 

[goodolpg]

I recently inherited a pair of Sonus Faber speakers from 1990, but don't know which receiver to use! I currently have a Harmon Kardon 330b, but these blew the fuse when I plugged them in. I'm no audio expert, so would love some help / recommendations on what I should buy to get these running.

The speakers are listed as 8 ohms each, and have four terminals for speaker wire on the back.

Thanks for the help!

Google bi-wiring and bi-amping speakers for info about why there are 4 terminals rather than two.
I'm going to trust those other guys who say a receiver is not a good match. Some speakers present too much load for smaller powered devices to properly run.
What was the previous owner using to power those speakers, and is that gear available to you?

 

[twiiii]

The specs call for amps up to 200 watts. So that would mean something like Mcintosh 200 watt per channel integrateds, maybe Mark Levinson, or Luxman made during the last 15 years or so. The big Pioneer recievers were pretty good back in the 70's. But I would want something built more recently.

 

[gizzyman47]

It's not entirely about power. Sound Quality plays a big part. IMO a receiver is not going to let these speakers shine the way separates will. Decent interconnects, speakers wires also will help.