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HiFi Heaven: 118.9 was theoretical. Just using the spl calculator. I like my hearing. I like my speakers. I like all the little lights on my equipment. I like my relative sanity. So I will never get close to to the maximum. Probably not going to "crank it to 11" . The concept of "poof" is what led me to join and start this thread in the first place. Thought I was killing my speakers. Also, Love the cartoon. 001: A db meter will be in my future. For now I will try to keep the volume below a diesel truck. winglet: 3' off the wall and my ears 7' away on average. Listening after you all confirming that a problem does NOT exist: Speakers do sound as wonderful as they ever have.

Very cool link winglet. So; going by the chart below the spl calculator, I listen anywhere between a vacuum cleaner (70 db) and a diesel truck (90 db). Mostly the vacuum cleaner. According to the calculator my RMS db spl can be approximately 118.9db (not including my sub).

Thank you again HiFi Heaven. Got it. I won't do the fuses. Hopefully distortion should not be a problem for me. I was thinking more about over powering the speakers. Thanks for the help, I tend to overthink things a bit. lol.

Based on HiFi Heaven's answer: When it becomes time to rebuild the crossovers it would seem to make sense to fuse the woofer and tweeter separately. Tweeter with 1.25A fb and woofer with maybe 2.5A fb or 3A fb.

Thank you all again. You all have confirmed that my speakers seem to be "normal". For right now, I think I am going to exercise a little caution with the volume and skip the fuses.

Thank you all for helping me with this. Especially Peter P's bottom line: " In the end, don't sweat it." To winglet: Yes, I was measuring the resistance of the entire speaker from the terminals. To Jhakobe: I too occasionally suffer from C.R.S.(Cant Remember S...) And to billybob: Thanks for the welcome and the bump. I was a little concerned because my amp has capabilities that far exceed these speakers ratings. Although I listen at comfortable levels, I was worried that peaks might have caused damage over time. Would it benefit me to use fuses to protect them going forward? If so what size fuse? Would there be any drawbacks to fuses (sound wise)?

Hi, New to the forum but have and love a few pairs of Klipsch. I have a pair of KG 3.2's. They seem to sound good. All drivers work. I know they are 8 ohms impedance. Typically my other 8 ohm speakers have a DCR of 5 or 6 ohms give or take. DCR on my KG 3.2's is approximately 4.2 ohms. Is this normal for these speakers or do I need to replace crossover parts etc.?