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PunkMunkey · 09-07-2007, 02:08 AM

Well, the easiest way to harm speakers is not by feeding them more power...it's by feeding them clipped signals. By pumping up the speaker levels on your receiver you run the risk of doing just that. The speaker level settings are not meant to be used as an overall volume control.

Those speakers will more than adequately fill a modest sized room when run with ~100 watts. If you're not going to calibrate then what I'd suggest doing is lowering the speaker levels to 0 and upping the main volume with the volume knob. This will increase your overall "headroom", preserve dynamics and should ensure that you're providing the speakers with the cleanest signal (unclipped).

09-07-2007, 02:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
PunkMunkey Join Date: Jul 2002	Well, the easiest way to harm speakers is not by feeding them more power...it's by feeding them clipped signals. By pumping up the speaker levels on your receiver you run the risk of doing just that. The speaker level settings are not meant to be used as an overall volume control. Those speakers will more than adequately fill a modest sized room when run with ~100 watts. If you're not going to calibrate then what I'd suggest doing is lowering the speaker levels to 0 and upping the main volume with the volume knob. This will increase your overall "headroom", preserve dynamics and should ensure that you're providing the speakers with the cleanest signal (unclipped). __________________ ...you left me feeling hopeful I'd never see your face again.