How much would I benefit from an amplifier?

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Originally Posted by Erman_94

i am also in a similar siıtuation and inquiring about the benefits of separate amplification...i am also using the 1018 receiver but with polk rtiA7s fronts and csiA6 center

i am also looking at emotiva and am debating between the xpa-3 and xpa-5...im just not sure which way to go.

im pretty sure i just want to power my fronts and center with the amp but am wondering if bi-amping the fronts wiill make a huge difference. that would be feeding my rtia7s with 400W each when, i believe, they are only capable of outputting 300W...so is the xpa-5 worth it?

thanks guys and sorry to the OP for barging in on his thread

As far as Bi-amping the fronts , yes there is A difference but not huge !
You will not be feeding you're speakers 400 watts as you said . You will be feeding the tweeters 200 watts & the woofers 200 watts & this will not hurt anything !