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- From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
- Subject: Re: Watts/channel question (Was: Sony ES vs. Sony A/V receivers)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec26.061421.953@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
- References: <1glf7sINNl9v@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca>
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 06:14:21 GMT
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- twong@civil.ubc.ca (Thomas Wong) writes:
-
- : Talking about watts per channel....
- : I'm looking at getting a new receiver (probably one of them new A/V Pro
- : Logic ones) and one of the salesguy told me that for the type of music I
- : listen to, instrumentals and classical, clipping is of an issue hence I
- : shouldn't get any receiver with less than 100 w/ch for the front
- : channels at least. I was looking at getting a "no so expensive" unit
- : with maybe up to 80 w/ch up front, maybe even down to 70 w would do?
- : What do you all think about clipping?
- :
- : I was also looking at the above mentioned Sony but if it's only 75 w
- : up front... and clipping is an issue, I might have to rule this one
- : out.
-
- Any salesman who tells you that you need a certain amount of power,
- without knowing what speakers you are using, the characteristics of
- the listening room, and how loud you listen to the music, does not
- know what he/she is talking about.
-
- What power does your present system provide? Do you seem to run it
- anywhere near rated power? Are there any indications of clipping?
- If not, then you probably would be fine with the same power in a
- new receiver. However, if you ever change to new speakers, then you
- might need a heavier amp - assuming that the new speakers are less
- efficient than the ones you currently use.
-
- By the way, it is doubtful if you could distinguish between the
- sound levels of a 70 watt amp and a 100 watt amp. Nor would the
- 100 watt amp give you much more protection against clipping - it
- would be less than 3 db.
-
- Bill
-