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| How Do You Calculate Watts Per Channel? 08-05-13: Hk_fanIf you are bi-amping with 2x200W (@8 Ohms) amps then yes you have 400WPC (@8 Ohms).As Al said above, the instantaneous power is a function of the impedance of the speaker at a given frequency as well as the power supply of the ampl... | |
| Power Cables diminishing returns Brownsfan's comment +1.The importance of those benefits of upgraded power cords that are technically explainable (low resistance, good shielding against both noise pickup and noise radiation, noise cancelling geometry, perhaps minimization of resi... | |
| External HD VS Flash Drive Sound Quality Question What made me think of the question when I posted is that with 2 piece cd players I've always heard HUGE differences between digital cables.There are many reasons why large differences can be expected between digital cables that connect CD transpor... | |
| increase power amp sensitivity I assume from your question that the active crossover does not provide a means of independently adjusting the amplitudes of its high frequency and low frequency outputs.I'm a little confused, though, by the reference to the 100 ohm output impedanc... | |
| Speakers that do pianos really well I agree that piano music is an important litmus test, and I would go so far as to say an essential litmus test.I have been especially pleased with how well piano music is reproduced by my Daedalus Ulysses speakers, driven by my VAC Renaissance 70/... | |
| Upgrade my amp again Interesting discussion, with some good points being made on all sides, IMO. I would think that the major factor, or at least a major factor, that would contribute to a perception of a speaker being too large for a room would relate to proper blend... | |
| New cables for Thorens TD 160 To clarify my earlier comment, I was not addressing the possibility that the two connections for one channel are interchanged, as the post by Tanathen78 earlier in the thread had already addressed that. As he indicated, that would result in the tw... | |
| External HD VS Flash Drive Sound Quality Question Was what you read based on experience connecting an external USB hard drive to an Oppo player, or to some other kind of player, or to a computer, or to connection of a computer to a USB DAC? Those are all very different situations from a technical... | |
| How Do You Calculate Watts Per Channel? Peter, while if everything else is equal between the two amps your comment is true, it doesn't address the OP's question. The question is how much total power is available for delivery to a speaker that is biamped, with one 200W mono amplifier or ... | |
| External HD VS Flash Drive Sound Quality Question Geoff, he's not talking about playing CDs. The spinning disc he's referring to is the one in the hard drive mechanism. The data being read from the hard drive gets clocked, processed, and reclocked multiple times through all kinds of digital circu... | |
| External HD VS Flash Drive Sound Quality Question Hoping for folks who know the definitive answers; I have my own guesses, but that's all they are.IMO the only folks who would know the definitive answers are those who have carefully compared a variety of recent generation drives from different ma... | |
| How Do You Calculate Watts Per Channel? Most likely somewhere in between. But it's not possible to define a specific answer because there are too many variables involved, including the frequency content of the music, which is constantly changing.If the amps are rated at 200W into 8 ohms... | |
| Herron VTPH2 questions? I am using Clear Audio Aurum Beta which is 2.5mv output and my volume is on 9'oclock. If grado's out put is 1.5mv. Does it mean I have to move the volume up around 12 o'clock?My guess would be more like 10:30 or 11 o'clock. The difference between ... | |
| Need Help With Input Sensitivity/Watts The results will be very similar in terms of volume control settings, assuming the specs are accurate, and assuming that the impedance of your speakers is not a great deal lower than the load impedance the amplifier power ratings are based on.The ... | |
| Preamp Noise with High-Efficiency Speakers Good comments by the others. One additional thought:By any chance have the preamps you have tried been located close to the DAC or the source, perhaps just above or below it or them in a rack? While is the power amp located several feet or more aw... |