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Clipping

Hi can someone help me. I have Linn Sonedek VII WITH koetsu black cartridge and manley Chinook pre amp. Load is 133 ohms which I like with jazz but when I play led Zeppelin II at same volume it clips every 1 minute? What is happening? Thanks for your insights.
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aewarren
659 posts
 
There you have it, you were running out of power and probably not mistracking.
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asvjerry
4,691 posts
 
*throws yellow flag*

"Clipping by the offensive team!  5 yard penalty, 2nd down!"

*hmm* 2.3.....85db....

Put the Linn in the next room the next time...;)

"...good times, bad times, y'know I've had my share...."

...I had that album stolen from me....
...serious Black Candle curse applied....<:(> ;)
roberjerman
4,319 posts
 
For every 3db increase in SPL a doubling of amp power is required. So: 2 watts, 4 watts, 8 watts, 16 watts, 32 watts, 64 watts ... so even just a few clicks upward on the volume control soon reaches the amp's limit when trying to go louder on moderate sensitivity speakers!
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