In Reply to: RE: 3.7i Parasound A-21 underpowered, need advise - posted by finbad on February 9, 2017 at 08:50:53:
Need clarification: Is the amp on the fritz and causing the distortion or is it the speaker? Did you try swapping speakers to see if the distortion follows (speaker) or stays on the same channel (amp)?
If it's the speaker then your amp very well may be clipping, although I would think the A21 would be up to the task.
Oh yeah, if the fuse blew once and didn't go the other time, it's proof to me that the fuses are irrelevant, ie they do nothing but take up space and degrade the signal and provide no protection. Keep them in place until your warranty is expired but then think about bypassing them.
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- RE: 3.7i Parasound A-21 underpowered, need advise - - neolith 10:03:26 02/09/17 (40)
- RE: 3.7i Parasound A-21 underpowered, need advise - - finbad 10:52:15 02/09/17 (39)
- RE: 3.7i Parasound A-21 underpowered, need advise - - Satie 13:18:24 02/09/17 (38)
- RE: 3.7i Parasound A-21 underpowered, need advise - - finbad 14:42:12 02/09/17 (37)
- "which can peak for very short periods at 109dB or more" - E-Stat 14:57:06 02/09/17 (36)
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- mid and perhaps tweeter amp - Satie 10:36:21 02/20/17 (3)
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