Hi Bdertman. I don't know your amp or your speakers. As rule, you shouldn't be turning the volume on your amp to "max". Generally people don't go over half or a little further. Most amps will distort and "clip" if turned up higher. This not only sounds bad, it can damage your speakers (regardless of their power-handling capability).
How loud are you trying to go?
If you need more volume, there are a few possiblities:
1. You may need an amp with more power
2. You may need speakers that can play louder with a given amp (or more speakers) -- ceiling mounts might not do it.
3. If you can't even get reasonable volume out of the setup, you may have a mismatch between the CD/DVD player and the pre-amp -- can you borrow/try a different source?
4. Do you have multiple speakers attached to your amp outputs (as you mention in another post)? If so, try using just one speaker per amp speaker output -- that's how it's supposed to be used.
- Eric
How loud are you trying to go?
If you need more volume, there are a few possiblities:
1. You may need an amp with more power
2. You may need speakers that can play louder with a given amp (or more speakers) -- ceiling mounts might not do it.
3. If you can't even get reasonable volume out of the setup, you may have a mismatch between the CD/DVD player and the pre-amp -- can you borrow/try a different source?
4. Do you have multiple speakers attached to your amp outputs (as you mention in another post)? If so, try using just one speaker per amp speaker output -- that's how it's supposed to be used.
- Eric