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Originally Posted by lojack1976
Actually the 606 was measured with all channels driven to be 73.2watts/channel at 8ohms and 81.2watts/channel at 8ohms with five channels over on Hometheatermag.com which is pretty much expected with a stated rating of 90watts/channel. This is pretty inline with other manufacturers. Some others actually have much lower output than whats stated. Sony and Yamaha have been culprits for years, and its only this year that Onkyo has followed suit with the new 807 being the biggest offender. Even Pioneer has done the same this year with their non-Elite models.
The real problem here is trying to power 6ohm and 4ohm speakers. The 606 is capable of running 6ohms but you are going to tax it more and it will run hotter. It is capable though and rated at 110watts/channel at 6ohms. I haven't seen any real world numbers at 6ohms though. 4ohms is a different story. This receiver is not designed to run 4ohm speakers and I would imagine that the power supply is being heavily taxed since you are trying to run 4ohm, 6ohm, and 8ohm speakers at the same time. You are just asking that receiver and most any receiver to quite a bit. You probably should go with the Pioneer Elite or a Marantz receiver with pre-outs and look toward getting an amp for the fronts.
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Per lojack's post, I will admit when I am wrong and so I stand corrected. The watts per channel on the 606 with 7 channels driven is at 73.2.
Here is the bench test for the 606 from HomeTheaterMag, and it does state it runs at 73.2 watts per channel when running all 7 channels.