Yes,

But in most instances, speakers make the most aural differences in the chain..
N usually is de first to be upgraded..
But - truthfully , unless u are pretty fickle [n can tell the difference] n if you dont mind the sound of de ol spkrs, its gud to go..
There is some diff in sound from different brands but its negligible..


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Unless de ol spkrs r really hard to drive, l dont tink itll be a problem..
if you are scared tat therell be no sound - brng one of de spkrs to try wif d avr u r intrsted in..

 
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a normal avr like yamaha rxv379 can run 5spk and active sub
normal play is no problem. only when going loud require high watt

Your old AVR spoiled?

pioneer vsx-818v?

I mean your AVR is pioneer vsx-818v? I owned it before but sold it long long time ago

Oic, I believe your speaker with low power rating and also the subwoofer is passive type without input. Afraid the AVR not suitable for your old speaker.

100 or 1000? Usually those system use different rating

I believe your speaker 100W@4ohm and your woofer is passive. I'm using Onkyo TX-SR507

can ask if ssjben wanna let go his kef q200c. much better
audyssey can do if the difference is not big to begin with, like mine mixed front-center has eq compensation result less than 3.5db
as i told, can use. dont over loud. need active sub

I think most of the AVR can support from 4ohm to 8 ohm. The only AVR you can choose is Pioneer VSX-324-K entry level with Passive subwoofer output. If you want others AVR, you might need to purchase active subwoofer

Few hundred also got
or you can look for 2nd hand unless you wish to change the whole system

If can let go the whole system then will consider

PM me if you want

What I did before I got more serious was I bought an old Teac AVR for RM50 (really old) and drive my old Creative Inspire 5.1 5100 speakers or my Sony DAV-TZ140 speakers. Those speakers sounded great and completely different on the AVR. Unfortunately can't use those passive subs.

But I did have a cheap China multimedia HIFI Stereo with large woofer built-in. You know those with tiny little useless stereo speaker and an extra large woofer mounted on the side of the main unit the size of a full tower CPU casing. I hooked up the sub output with a mono to stereo RCA cable and got it going.