The rear speaker cranked at 50% of amp's output made the bass tingle my nostrils
This part that you stated; was it measured by ear or by a meter or scope of some sort. a common misunderstanding about audio potentiometers (your volume knob) is that is you have it cranked halfway up you are using half of the power the amp has to deliver. This is not correct. Thats why dB's are there. every increase in volume by a knob designed for an audio application is not linear. It essentially doubles the power for every increase in SPL. I.E. at "2" on the knob you might be using .25W. at "3" on the knob you might be using .5W. and so on ans so forth. Not trying to start a flame or anything. just posting some facts to clarify some misunderstanding that most people have in reference to the "volume knob" _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail |
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