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- From: tonyb@juliet.ll.mit.edu ( Tony Berke )
- Newsgroups: rec.audio
- Subject: Re: Do I really need 200W?
- Message-ID: <TONYB.92Dec29170524@ursula.juliet.ll.mit.edu>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 22:05:24 GMT
- References: <184727@pyramid.pyramid.com>
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- Organization: M.I.T. Lincoln Lab - Group 43
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- In-Reply-To: lstowell@pyrnova.mis.pyramid.com's message of 29 Dec 92 19:46:26 GMT
-
- In article <184727@pyramid.pyramid.com> lstowell@pyrnova.mis.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell) writes:
-
- The nice thing about CD is that audio is coded as dB below
- maximum. For any given player (sadly players vary somewhat in
- voltage for max record level) the maximum POSSIBLE output is
- always the same.
-
- If you have a test CD and a distortion meter (or even o'scope
- and good eyes), you can determine the clipping level for max
- output at all frequencies for your specific player/amp
- combination. Then all you need to do is mark your level
- control and never exceed that mark...bingo NO clipping!
-
-
- This is an interesting idea, but I would warn anyone who's trying to
- implement it to use a cd with a tone BURST that goes to 0dB, and not
- the typical 1KHz sine wave at 0dB that most of my tests CDs seem to
- have.
-
- Unless you have a test load (which may not simulate your speakers), a
- full-power sine wave at 1KHz from anything but a tiny amp is quite
- likely to melt just about any midrange.
-
- Furthermore, if you use a steady-state signal, you'll be limiting
- yourself to the max steady-state power output of your amp, which for
- many designs is a least a dB or two below the peak output -- in many
- cases, much more.
-
-
- Does anyone have a suggestion for an affordable CD with "official" IHF
- (or whatever's current) test signals ?
-
-
- Happy listening,
-
- Tony Berke
-