jon_5912
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| Running Benchmark AHB2 in bridged mode and 4 Ohm Speaker Max current will double. If an amp can double the voltage into a load by bridging then the current capability also doubles. I'm not sure what the max current rating really means. 29 amps into 8 ohms requires 232 volts. I'm pretty sure that isn... | |
| Running Benchmark AHB2 in bridged mode and 4 Ohm Speaker You can't double voltage without also doubling current. volts = current times resistance. 29 amps into 8 ohm speakers would be 6,728 watts. That is instantaneous and not remotely sustainable, obviously. Actual sustainable current is directly r... | |
| Running Benchmark AHB2 in bridged mode and 4 Ohm Speaker An amp that can put 480 watts into 4 ohms can put 240 watts into 8 ohms so it can double from 240 to 480. You can just think of it as an amp that puts 240 watts into 8 ohms and doubles into 4. Its ability to put more than 240 watts into 8 ohms i... | |
| Running Benchmark AHB2 in bridged mode and 4 Ohm Speaker How much power the amp can actually put out will vary. My point was just that bridging increases the watts an amp can deliver to a speaker and increasing watts means increasing current. | |
| Thiel Owners Tom is right about the value here. It's one of the reasons I have such a dim view of audiophiles in general. They'll spend ridiculous amounts of money for stuff that simply doesn't perform that well. Thiels are a bargain at MSRP and they histor... | |
| Thiel Owners My 3.7s are 41 and 42 I think. The SNs look to have been put on with a sharpie and are almost completely worn off. I'm guessing they were the original demo models from audio consultants here in Chicago. I assume they were part of the first prod... | |
| Thiel Owners Pair of 2.7s in Chicago. I'm surprised how much they're asking. Maybe there's more demand than supply. http://audioconsultants.com/equipment-Thiel-CS27-7812 | |
| Running Benchmark AHB2 in bridged mode and 4 Ohm Speaker There's a bit of anti-bridging hysteria on this thread. I've run bridged, vertical bi-amp and regular and the idea that bridging is necessarily bad is silly. Current certainly doesn't go down in bridged mode. Watts are volts times amps and vol... | |
| Thiel Owners @tomthiel - happy birthday. I'm certainly happy you're here. There aren't a lot of places for audio enthusiasts to get knowledgeable opinions from someone who doesn't need to be biased because their livelihood is wrapped up in selling something.... | |
| Thiel Owners @prof, I completely agree that Thiels aren't remotely thin, bright or harsh. My experience is mainly with the 2 2 and 3.7. From what I've read both are on the warm side of the average Thiel. That said, I can't imagine anyone finding either of t... | |
| Thiel Owners @thielrules, I measured my 3.7s with a single Cambridge 840w because I felt the bass was lacking. I did it using test tones and my Behringer ultracurve and measurement mic. The weak bass didn't show up in the measurements as it measured fine. I... | |
| Thiel Owners I'd guess the 2.4 is the best in some ways. I've never heard them but it's the last Jim Thiel designed 3-way with an 8" woofer. I don't know if there's any hard and fast rule but there are definitely advantages to not having huge jumps in driver... | |
| Thiel Owners @anthonymoody I’ve got a couple of HT receivers that I’ve used to drive various speakers with and I thought they did fine. One is a Yamaha, one a Pioneer Elite. Both had list prices around $900. Receivers, at least some of them, have come a long w... | |
| Powered speaker pair for $200-$300? cyber Monday deal on JBL 305P - <$200/pair. Its predecessor the LSR305 was very popular. For under $300, powered speakers are the way to go unless you go used. You could probably go to a pawn shop and find an old rec... | |
| Thiel Owners I'm wondering if there are cases where what sounds like an amp problem is actually a preamp problem or impedence mismatch problem. I'm using Bryston preamps in both of my systems. In both cases I've run the systems with only a volume controlled ... |