2manyklipsch Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 i recently bought a pair of epic cf-4's. they sound pretty good and all, but i have a question about the magnets on the woofers, they are very small, unlike any other klipsch magnet design i've seen. these are neodynium (sp) magnets i beleive. how is it that these are able to be so small (smaller than the bottom of a pop can) & the speakers have such a high power rating 1000+ peak. any info would be appreciated. also opinions on the epics. you dont hear about or see these too often. thanks. Textf> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted August 2, 2002 Share Posted August 2, 2002 The magnet doesn't affect the power absorption rating. Yours are small because they are very powerful, but also expensive, so you don't see them often. AlNiCo magnets are also small amd expensive. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobG Posted August 2, 2002 Share Posted August 2, 2002 The power handling of a speaker is based on heat dissipation and mechanical limits. Neither of these are impacted by the use of high power neodymium magnets such as those on the Epic series (and a few other Klispch models). The power rating is real but remember, you can blow any speaker up with even a small amp. Run the amp past its clean power output limit and you are likely to have trouble. The 1000 watt rating is NOT a license to overdrive the amplifier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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