StretchZep Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 I just got my RF5's last Friday and have been listening to them at "about" 70 percent like the salesman recommended. He said to do this for about a week to two weeks depending how much I listened to them. I have basically not turned them off since unpacking other than going to work etc. I am pushing them with a 300 watt Yamaha amp and have never had them above 4 on the wattt meter. Usually one red bar light solid and the other flashing "peaking" at 4 watts and that is pretty darn loud! I have company here and more coming and can see a demo of their max capabilty coming on and want to know how critical it is not to max them out too soon. Thanks Guys for your help! I LOVE these speakers!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1101 Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 It sounds like you are doing fine. 4 watts is nowhere near 70%. You must know that already. Those RFs will handle way more. Sounds like you discovered the Klipsch efficiency advantage. Remember, 10 times the sound power doubles the volume. So 40 watts would be twice as loud as it is now with 4 watts. The important thing is when they are first turned on, they should be "warmed up" for a few minutes at a lower volume before knocking the pictures off the wall. Play em and don't worry. You will probably encounter ear pain before you even come close to hurting the RFs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmyforte Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 let it bleed!, seiously your not going to hurt them by cranking them up to high levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artto Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 I have to agree with Jay. Let it bleed (if you want). The drivers & complete speaker system probably went thru testing before leaving the factory that would put more stress on it than you're likely to. On the other hand I've always felt uncomfortable just using mechanical or electro-mechanical devices full-tilt right out of the box. Seems to always result in decreased reliability over the long term as well as never reaching its maximum potential performance. I'm not of the school of thought that this necessarily results in 'better sound' though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksdad Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 the moment youunpacked them, let em rip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksdad Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 is that 300 into 2 channel, 5.1 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dzapper Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Got 'em home yet? Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben. Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 ---------------- On 7/22/2003 9:14:19 AM mark1101 wrote: Remember, 10 times the sound power doubles the volume. So 40 watts would be twice as loud as it is now with 4 watts. ---------------- Sorry, no! SPL is a power measurement. Twice the power is twice the power. (Disregarding any heat loss and other physical inefficiencies) 8W is twice as loud as 4W. What's up with this misconception on this board? I see all the time people quoting a 10dB increase as a doubling. They'll even argue about it. It's just not mathematically correct. Even guys that can talk amp design and acoustics far above my level! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodj101 Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 10db is a perceived double in sound, 3db is techincally twice the sound pressure level. twice the watts adds 3 more db onto the previous volume level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben. Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 No offense, but where does this 10dB crap come from? Did somebody get inside someone's brain to measure what they "percieved" to be a doubling? If you percieve a 10dB increase to be a doubling of power, then you are simply mistaken. If you're colorblind, that don't make the grass gray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotorHead Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 As long as we're on the subject of volume and breakin period, here's a couple real rookie questions: First, my Kenwood 7080 uses a db scale for volume. It runs from about -48 to +13. At 0db, it's pretty much rockin'! What does this scale mean in terms of power output? Second, My new R3 system was delivered this week, and I've pretty much ignored the breakin period. I haven't knocked any pictures off the wall, but close. How much trouble am I in? (sorry, but I shouldn't have put on Momentary Lapse of Reason...my finger on the volume control simply ignored my pleas to stop raising the volume!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksdad Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 you havent hurt a thing, except possibly your neighbors feelings, let em rip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsch Employees Trey Cannon Posted September 8, 2003 Klipsch Employees Share Posted September 8, 2003 As soon as you hook them up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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