Speakers and clipping

Agaluk -- Tue, 01/22/2008 - 20:17

Hello,

I bought B&W 604 S3 speaker (90db) last fall, and wanted to associate them a YBA integrated Sigma (50W).

In a review a read then Musical Fidelity makes a point than any loudspeakers under 95db sensitivity powered by amplification of less than 200W will result in ¨clipping¨.

Whats you think about?

Thanks

Tom Martin -- Wed, 02/06/2008 - 21:51

First of all, at what volume level do you listen? How big is your room? What distance are you from the speakers?

Agaluk -- Sat, 02/09/2008 - 21:15

My room dimensions are 8`* 20`, and my speakers are at about 15`of me.

Tom Martin -- Sun, 02/10/2008 - 17:58

It still depends on what volume level you use (or want to achieve). My room is about 4X as big as yours, I have 82db efficient speakers, and with 100 wpc, I have been able to enjoy the music. I wouldn't call that ideal (because the system occasionally sounded stressed), but I don't listen at terribly high volume (90db perhaps).

Also, what power is your current amp? Presumably there is something you don't like about it. What is that?

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