The amplifier spec sheet states the output in stereo mode (1 amp) as 50 watts into 8 ohms, 100 watts into 4 ohms and 400 watts into 1 ohm. In mono block configuration each amps is rated at 200 watts per channel (the resistance is not stated, but I assume it is 8 ohms). I know that to achieve high SPLs (>95 dB) Soundlab speakers need amplifiers with high current capability. A couple of years after purchasing my BEL amps, an audio dealer in Houston who carries BEL (did not buy mine from him) told me the BELs are very high current amps, he said that he thought "there was about a 60 amp in-rush upon powering up the amps". I am not exactly sure what that means. I do remember that before installing two dedicated 20 amp lines, on several occasions when I powered up the amps at essentially the same time the 15 amp breaker tripped.
BEL 1001 MkIV Power Amp/Soundlab Speaker Synergy?
This question is directed to who have or have heard a pair of BEL amps driving large Soundlab speakers. I have a pair of BEL 1001 Mk IV (soon to be Mk V) and am wondering if these amps could be used to power a pair of the larger Soundlab speakers (A-1/M-1/U-1) to >95 dB levels?
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