twangy57
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| Exceding recommended power rating knownothing 1,673 posts 05-03-2025 at 09:12am I have ruined some tweeters before by over powering some bookshelf speakers and trying to use them outdoors as a PA system for a rugby party. Don’t try that. kn I will heed that advice. I gue... | |
| Exceding recommended power rating ghdprentice 7,671 posts 05-02-2025 at 07:03pm The more watts you have... holding all other things the same... the better the first watt (or ten) will sound, especially with solid state. For me, loudness has nothing to do with why I have purch... | |
| Exceding recommended power rating Yes,that’s what I being told.I have seen that in other posts,how when someone replaced their amp with one with more power,suddenly everything was better.I just wanted to make sure before I committed to it. Having a big amp... | |
| Exceding recommended power rating fatdaddy2 435 posts 05-01-2025 at 06:46am +1 to what Eric says; you’re likely using between 1-10 watts for listening 99% of the time. ibmjunkman 254 posts 05-01-2025 at 07:10am Just don’t tur... | |
| Matching a amplifier to speakers knownothing You are welcome sir,thanks for all the guidance. | |
| Matching a amplifier to speakers knownothing 1,670 posts 04-30-2025 at 09:14pm Here is a discussion on Agon about this model Krell comparing it to a Coda amp. Both were complimented in the thread: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/krell-duo-175xd I already commit... | |
| Exceding recommended power rating ghdprentice 7,665 posts 04-30-2025 at 08:08pm "I have powered my system with amps in great excess for decades. You do not want to try an exceed 120db ear splitting loudness... but more power nearly always sound better " Yes,that’s what I b... | |
| Exceding recommended power rating I thank you all for responding. It is reassuring to know,now I can relax and get to the fun. | |
| Exceding recommended power rating ditusa 1,976 posts 04-30-2025 at 09:20am @twangy57: See here. My question is simple.Is the amplifier going to blow my speakers even if I never play it very loud? No! Mike That's what I thought as I have read quite a few people who ... | |
| Matching a amplifier to speakers mrdecibel 3,103 posts 04-29-2025 at 02:35pm @twangy57, hello, and I hope you are well, as you seem to be. A few questions...Have you had your MX110 overhauled, or is it stock? Have you used the Adcom amp with the new spea... | |
| Matching a amplifier to speakers displayname 160 posts 04-29-2025 at 02:32pm Musical Fidelity pair well with Dynaudio. I agree with that. Another good option would be Norma. https://tmraudio.com/components/power-amplifiers/norma-audio-revo-pa-150-stereo-power-amplifier... | |
| Matching a amplifier to speakers westcoastaudiophile 470 posts 04-29-2025 at 02:10pm Four output KTs are driven pretty hard to produce 180W of power, thus lifespan will not be great, likely below 2000h. I guess it all depends on one's listing habits . I don't think I li... | |
| Matching a amplifier to speakers Does anyone have a Rogue amp with KT=120's I'am looking at a pair of M-180 mono-blocks with 180 watt's per side. Do these tubes have a decent lifespan? Are they readily available at a affordable cost? I also Imagine with 8 power tubes these a... | |
| Matching a amplifier to speakers ditusa 1,973 posts 04-28-2025 at 12:09pm @twangy57 Wrote: The only other amp I have found so far that has a impedance close to what I need is the Parasound Halo 21+ Parasound Halo 21+ Input Impedance (SE): 33 kΩ see specifications below... | |
| Matching a amplifier to speakers Update. Upon talking to several audio shops,they tell me the 40k impedance of my preamp would work fine just about any amplifier,as long as I wasn't running speaker cables over 10 ft. Sound right? |