amp/speaker pairing . . .

[bandphan]

another question. what happens to the relevance of the db reading on the receiver once you have a power amp connected? The receiver certainly doesn't know how powerful the amp is, so what good are the numbers? Anyway it seems like when going from 90 wpc receiver to 200 wpc external the audible in room volume at any given db number on the receiver isn't that different (i'll test again tomorrow) Generally speaking, you should not go over 0db on a receiver, right? But when an external amp is involved do those rules change???

that listing is more for reference loudness, not really reference level, and if you used the eq program, wouldnt represent a true db reading. If its to loud who cares what db the volume control says? I wold say the head room your are gaing for peaks wouldnt be that noticeable without the right source material. Playing say a signal at 10w that is consistant throught out, you shouldnt notice a difference.

 

[el espectro]

that listing is more for reference loudness, not really reference level, and if you used the eq program, wouldnt represent a true db reading. If its to loud who cares what db the volume control says? I wold say the head room your are gaing for peaks wouldnt be that noticeable without the right source material. Playing say a signal at 10w that is consistant throught out, you shouldnt notice a difference.

I still shouldn't go over 0 though right? The reason I ask is sometimes I actually could use a little more volume. Depending on the source, 0 isn't always enough. Not that I blast my system . . . my current speakers really are quite inefficient.

 

[bandphan]

I still shouldn't go over 0 though right? The reason I ask is sometimes I actually could use a little more volume. Depending on the source, 0 isn't always enough. Not that I blast my system . . . my current speakers really are quite inefficient.

if it doesnt clip, or kill your ears

 

[jcPanny]

Receiver calibration

After you run an auto (or manual) calibration the receiver will compensate for the gain structure of the amp. (i.e. play at the same SPL level with amp vs. receiver). On some receivers, the 0dB level represents Dolby reference level with 110-120 dB peaks during movie playback. By most peoples standards, this is quite loud.