Dan: Even though your amp has 500 watts it still has only 100 perchannel. M.L. are noted for their difficult impedance loads they present to an amplifier. a truly powerful amp will double down or come close to it. An amp that is capable of this will for example be rated 200 watts 8 ohms & 400 watts at 4 ohms. Look at your amps owners manual & see what it puts out for 4 & 2 ohms. A good HIfi shop will probably let you borrow an amp for a day or two which is what I did & even though I was lighter in the wallet there was no hesitation on my part once I had heard the difference.
Help with speakers Martin Logan SL3
I have a set of ML SL3's. These speakers contain a 10" bass driver. I have been reading several responses about these speakers and am confused.
I am using a California Audio Labs CL-2500 (500x5) amplifier of which 50 watts operates in class "A".
The speakers can handle up to 200 watts. When I crank
the volume up, maybe a classical or jazz piece, the amplfier clips! Here is the kicker. My preamp is a CLASSE
SSP-50 and when I run it in 5 channel stereo (which includes the ML Logos and Scripts) ONLY the two front channels clip. Is it strange the two front channels are being run to my preamp through balanced cables while the others are not?
Any ideas/suggestions/help?
Dan
I am using a California Audio Labs CL-2500 (500x5) amplifier of which 50 watts operates in class "A".
The speakers can handle up to 200 watts. When I crank
the volume up, maybe a classical or jazz piece, the amplfier clips! Here is the kicker. My preamp is a CLASSE
SSP-50 and when I run it in 5 channel stereo (which includes the ML Logos and Scripts) ONLY the two front channels clip. Is it strange the two front channels are being run to my preamp through balanced cables while the others are not?
Any ideas/suggestions/help?
Dan
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