HAI Hifi2 and wattage

[Shandley]

Greetings,

2 questions

I have an HAI Hifi 2 system that needs to be installed. I am looking at RBH speakers; however, they are a 50 watt speaker. Now, I am never looking to absolutly rock the house but I am looking for some sound to come out of these speakers. With 25 watts per channel with the Hifi 2 system, will that drive a 50 watt speaker? I don't want to drop 3 grand on speakers only to not have the system work.

Any info would be great.


Oh, I am a noob. Does the Hifi2 system require a controller like the Omnipro2 or anything like that or is it a stand alone system?

Thanks again,
Shandley

 

[tmbrown97]

I would definitely suggest buying one pair of speakers first to test them before you buy enough for the whole house... that said, putting 25 watts into a speaker with a rating of 50 watts should work out just fine.

And as far as I understand, the HiFi2 can be installed completely standalone, or integrate very nicely with any of the HAI controllers... I haven't seen if anyone else is supporting it yet.

 

[Shandley]

Thanks for the reply. We have tested and really, I'm blown away by the speakers.

Now, my problem is the HIFI2 and Omni Pro 2 controller are in different parts of the house. I wonder how long the cable can be between them (the question has been posted in the HAI section in a different post).