NIque Posted April 12, 2001 Share Posted April 12, 2001 Just a quick question. I was wondering what under powering was. If I have a low end reciever and KLF 30's can they be damaged by not getting enough "power" for what they want to put out? (If that made any sense) Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted April 12, 2001 Share Posted April 12, 2001 ni, which receiver/specs are u using w/ em? i have a sony w/ 110W per but not a very high current(amperage) unit. still plenty loud w/ my klf-30 but i know the bass could be fuller w/ a better unit. if u have to turn the volume up to above clipping level (usually more than half or 3/4 & with audible amp clipping/distortion) then u could damage the speaks. but if they're loud enough for you without doing this u should be fine imo. ------------------ Klipsch KLF-30 (front), KLF-C7, Cornwall I (rear) Velodyne HGS-18 sub woofer Monsterbass 400 sub interconnect & Monster S-12 cable Sony STR-DE935 a/v receiver Sony DVP-C650D cd/dvd player Sony Trinitron 27" stereo tv Toshiba hi-fi stereo vcr Technics dual cassette deck Technics direct drive turntable Scientific Atlanta Explorer 2000 digital cable box 2nd room: Klipsch RF-3 (front), RC-3, cheap little Technics (rear) Kenwood KR-9600 AM/FM stereo receiver (vintage '75) Teac PD-D1200 5-disk cd player Sega Genesis game player Sub: None yet rock on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIque Posted April 12, 2001 Author Share Posted April 12, 2001 The reciever is a Yamaha RX-1130 (silver with orange display) Specs say that it puts out 125 W at 8 ohm's. What is cliping level? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted April 12, 2001 Share Posted April 12, 2001 Every amp clips when the musical waveform exceeds the amp's capacity, so it "clips" off the peak and sends a nasty flat-topped wave to your speaker. This is certain to cause damage after a short while. A speaker cannot be damaged by too little power as long as YOU don't turn the volume knob too high and cause clipping. If you do, poof goes your tweeters. That said, most speakers are damaged by small amps that are driven into clipping. 125 wpc in NOT a small amp; you have MORE than enough power for sane home use. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted April 12, 2001 Share Posted April 12, 2001 it varies by make & model but the general rule of thumb is 1-2 o'clock on your volume dial. i never turn mine past noon since that's more than loud enough for me anyway. any clipping should be audible through your speakers. but please remember these are my general opinions - i'm not an expert audio tech nor do i play 1 on tv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowooo Posted April 13, 2001 Share Posted April 13, 2001 No need to pay attention to your volume dial, just listen. When you start to hear distortion, especially in the higher frequencies you know your amp has reached it's operating limits. As long as your not at or above this limit for an extended time you shouldn't have any problem. Remember that all C.D.s are recorded at different levels and quality, therefore turning your volume dial to one or two and hearing no distortion on a particular C.D. will have no bearing on the maximum volume setting for your next C.D. you play. So unless you like listening to distorted music you should never have a problem with frying your speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Robinson Posted April 13, 2001 Share Posted April 13, 2001 Of course, you could always go THIS route ... nothing beats power and horn size! http://www.royaldevice.com/custom3.htm ------------------ Denon AVR-3800 McIntosh MC-2105 (Fronts) Toshiba SD-3109 DVD Klipsch Cornwall I's (LF/RF) Klipsch KT-LCR © Klipsch Heresy (RR/LR) Klipsch KSW-12 sub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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