"Gawd"
That's exactly what I said when I looked at your photos.
That's exactly what I said when I looked at your photos.
Speaker power handling
I'm currently demoing some Dynaudio Focus 140 speakers rated at 200 watts rms/iec @ 4ohms.
With my older PSE amp rated at 195 w@ 4ohms the sound is good.
Now my concern is to try my Classe CA400 that is rated at 800w @4ohms without having an expensive repair bill. I do at times listen at higher volume settings with peaks around 95+db.
Should I resist temptations trying the Classe?
With my older PSE amp rated at 195 w@ 4ohms the sound is good.
Now my concern is to try my Classe CA400 that is rated at 800w @4ohms without having an expensive repair bill. I do at times listen at higher volume settings with peaks around 95+db.
Should I resist temptations trying the Classe?
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Athough the Dynaudios have some of the best drivers in the industry the Focus 140 is a midget of a speaker. I'd recommend larger speakers if you want to play loud. I'd also question your logic of having so much invested in amplification and the intention to invest relatively little in new speakers. Those little midgets are unlikely to do anything close to realistic bass sound. See this plot from Stereophile You can see they have a huge hump around 80HZ and port noise/distortion in the lower midrange (red curve) |
Shadorne has a point. If you want to listen at high SPLs, big speakers with large drivers are the way to go. Although the amplifier is capable of providing ample current to drive the speakers, small bookshelves usually can't play that loud and will distort easily when overdriven. You are probably getting some distortion with the Focus 140 when listening at 95db peaks(assuming a listening distance of 3m from speakers). |
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