Matt_8_7

Not all "pre-amp" devices produce the same max "power" when I say "pre-amp device" I mean anything from an mp3 player, to a PC sound card, to a receivers Pre-outs, basically anything that converts to RCA for plugging into say, my RSW-10d Sub or my new MiniWatt amp. Is it possible for bad things to happen if you plug in a pre amp that produces a stronger signal than the amp is expecting? how do you know what signal 'strength' an amp accepts and what a 'pre-amp' out puts? how would you achieve the absolute max continuous power out of the Sub without overloading it for instance? like, if I turn it up to 11 will it be fine no matter what source I plug into it? Say you only had one sub out RCA socket, do you have to split it and plug it into both of the Sub's RCA inputs in order to achieve max power? On another note, the miniwatt amp is only rated at 2.5W per channel, its a tube amp, and I have it plugged into some RB-61s. it goes plenty loud enough but I herd that if you max out an under powered amp it can cause damage to speakers due to clipping. will this clipping be audible? as in, will I get some warning if it's up too loud? Is it better to turn the volume up on the pre-amp or the amp? (currently my crappy PC outputs electrical noise through what is meant to be a respectable sound card (Xfi), the amount of noise does not change with the volume of the sound card, so I maxed the sound card out so I can turn the amp down and get more signal to noise). (final noob question, if this comes out all as one paragraph, how do you make it do separate paragraphs )

yeah thanks for that, ill check out that Pacific Hifi store. I managed to get what I wanted from a place closer to me (in Brisbane) and it was their last one. Hope they sort this out. Thanks again.

Hi,Im new here and sorry if this question has already been asked.As far as I can tell, the only distributor for klipsch in aus, International Dynamics, was recently dropped in a deal with Harvey Norman that would make them the exclusive distributor/retailer for klipsch in aus. however, this new Harvey Norman distributor (http://www.powermove.com.au/) only does the synergy line and the thx ultra 2 system and when I asked at HN they said that they "can't get" the reference line. When I emailed a local hifi store that currently sells klipsch reference they confirmed this problem saying that they would not be able to get any more stock until something was sorted out.Does anyone know what’s going on here? Are there any other dealers in aus that get stock directly from klipsch?