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will they go louder

Hello,

I just installed new electonics and tested them on my Maggie 3.5 speakers. Sounded great until I blew both fuses with the tweeters (my son turneed the volume up beyond what I'd listen to - the tweeters are OK still - not harmed).
Does anybody know if the new Maggie 3.7 or old 20.1 will go louder in the tweeter range without blowing fuses?

Best wishes,
Chris
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transaudio
96 posts
 
Do you have 1W/1M spec of your speakers? Then calculate the theoretical max SPL of your system at 1 meter with the amps you have (it will be less due to room absorption). Then starting at 1 Meter, calculate -6dB less for each doubling of distance to your listening position; this is the theoretical max SPL of the system at your listening spot.

Maggies are not point source speakers -they are dipoles- so the rules are a bit different. At least this can help you get a rough idea of what's happening.

Can you lower the amp gain controls so your son cannot drive it to full output (the fuse popping point) using preamp gain?
Brad
macdadtexas
1,794 posts
 
my 3.6's register up to 100db and they are a great rock speaker, they require great amps and tons of power
sounds_real_audio
1,019 posts
 
No really stay with the recommended fuses. You might just move your listening position closer to the speakers. More volume and cheaper then new speakers.
transaudio
96 posts
 
Sounds real audio-that was elegantly simple great advice! My advice was too complicated.
Brad
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