Amp Output

[dmoney]

If you have your receiver at a low level and have your amp at a full blast level does the same amount of wattage that the amp is rated at get put into the speaker?

 

[markw]

The amp is capable of putting out the same amount of power no matter what the input.

If the input level is too low, it won't have enough signal to drive it to it's full output but, OTOT, it may clip earlier if the input level is high though.

One uses the volume control to control this.

 

[dmoney]

so can the speaker still blow?

 

[dmoney]

If the volume is low but the wattage is high?

 

[markw]

I've heard a lot of speakers that blow. Bose comes to mind.

You can't have high wattage at low volume. It's like horsepower: You can have a lot of horsepower available but if you don't tromp the gas pedal it just sits there in reserve until you call it forth.

 

[dmoney]

thnx for quick replys

 

[M Code]

Lets kleer a couple of things...
The level control on the amplifier is not a volume control..
It is a gain level control as to match the output level of the pre-amp outputs to the inputs of the power amplifier..
If the gain level controls are too high the amplifier will clip, if too low the noise floor will be very audible. A good starting point is to set the amplifier' gain controls @ about 70% rotation clockwise..

Just my $0.02...

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

If the gain is 100% max and the volume on the AVR, pre-pro, or preamp is very low, you will NEVER EVER blow a speaker. NEVER. I mean seriously, how can you blow a speaker if the volume is 60dB?