Ottawa
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- Apr 4, 2011
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- Kevin Conroy
[FONT= 'Arial']I've spent weeks now trying to figure out which power amp to buy. How many channels...How much RMS power output per channel and all the other valuable information one needs to make an informed decision. Though it seems that I forgot one thing. My Speakers!!![/FONT]
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[FONT= 'Arial']How much power can my speakers really take? The two or three amplifiers I am debating between put out 150 w @ 8 ohms ACD FTC up to 325 @ 8 ohms ACD (all channels driven). Ok...so they're nice amps. Probably will blow my mind. But will they blow my speakers?[/FONT]
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[FONT= 'Arial']For speakers, I have Paradigm Studio 60s (fronts), Studio CC-690 (centre) and Studio 20s (rear). So 5 channels. But these speakers have a "Suitable Amplifier Power Range" from 15 to 300 Watts depending on the speaker.[/FONT]
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[FONT= 'Arial']I've ready many of the old threads regarding power ratings for speakers to amps, but they all seem to be specific to certain cases. My goal here is to learn more about the dangers of over powering speakers. Learning what I should set my limits to when purchasing an amp given my speaker power ratings and whatever else that might apply to this topic.[/FONT]
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[FONT= 'Arial']Thanks![/FONT]
[FONT= 'Arial']Kevin[/FONT]
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[FONT= 'Arial']How much power can my speakers really take? The two or three amplifiers I am debating between put out 150 w @ 8 ohms ACD FTC up to 325 @ 8 ohms ACD (all channels driven). Ok...so they're nice amps. Probably will blow my mind. But will they blow my speakers?[/FONT]
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[FONT= 'Arial']For speakers, I have Paradigm Studio 60s (fronts), Studio CC-690 (centre) and Studio 20s (rear). So 5 channels. But these speakers have a "Suitable Amplifier Power Range" from 15 to 300 Watts depending on the speaker.[/FONT]
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[FONT= 'Arial']I've ready many of the old threads regarding power ratings for speakers to amps, but they all seem to be specific to certain cases. My goal here is to learn more about the dangers of over powering speakers. Learning what I should set my limits to when purchasing an amp given my speaker power ratings and whatever else that might apply to this topic.[/FONT]
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[FONT= 'Arial']Thanks![/FONT]
[FONT= 'Arial']Kevin[/FONT]