einis2 Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 i was wondering about getting a pair of RF-35. since i have a 200watt vincent amp. is the max power handling specs with 125watt anything to worry about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Garrison Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Welcome I think you'll like it here. While Klipsch speakers are very efficient, they can be run on the equivalent of candle power, they can also take just about anything in the way of wattage that you can throw at them. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholtl Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 I have a pair of RF-35's as my center surrounds, and they each get 250 watts per. There's NOTHING to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dzapper Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Hi einis, and Welcome!! Yes, there is something to worry about, your ears! If you put 200 WPC through your Klipsch you won't hurt the speakers but you just may go deaf like the rest of us insane Klipsters. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scp53 Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 just wondering- is the klipsch power rating a thermal rating or mechanical rating? I always thought it was thermal like most other manufacturers use. can I run my klipsch sb 3's over 100 watts of continuous power if I don't over excert the driver-8" bass driver?? to answer your ? IMO, ultimately, it comes down to how far you are excerting the driver- I can excert my klipsch sb3's well over there limit(but im VERY carefull and never have) if the bass is turned up- and there isn't even that much watts going to them- but thats for certain songs. 99.9% of what I play the klipsch handle it regardless of receiver settings. someone said that they have ref floor standers for surrounds- do you have the bass managment turned down on them?? seriously, theres no way you could give those 125 wt speakers(or what ever they are) around 200- 250 wts conts. have you actually pulled out a tester of some sort to see whats actually going to those speakers? maybe im wrong?? hoping for some feed back into my ?, and i don't mean to hi jack this thread either. just thought my ? were similar to what was asked scp53 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 SHE'S BREAKING UP CAPTAIN!!! seriously, rather have too much standby wattage then send distorted output through your Klipsch. You'll go deaf before you blow them up. Relax and have fun! Your amp will be generally putting out only about 5-10 watts anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-MAN Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 wattage refers to the power dissipated as heat. Same as a lightbulb. DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dzapper Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 Beleive me if you put in enough power to reach the speakers mechanical limits you'll know. They let out the most horrible noise known to man. It becomes like the fasted four handed game in the world attempting to get the volume lower. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 Maximum continuous power is limited both mechanically and thermally. Some speakers, depending on enclosure can be damaged with relatively low wattage ie: a ported speaker fed a test tone below the tuning point of the enclosure - causes the woofer to move uncontrolled. This is very stressful on the speaker joints, and if the motor is powerful enough, can send the voice coil out of the gap, possibly damaging the coil from hitting the pole piece on re-entry, or hitting the backplate. Other long-stroke designs are so well suspended, that they will run out of thermal power handling long before they hit their mechanical limits, as long as they are used in appropriate enclosures. Bottom line - use your judgement, and be careful. I have only ever damaged one woofer, in years of playing, and in that case, it was a thermal failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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