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In Reply to: What is Headroom and how can it be described? posted by airtime on June 26, 2012 at 09:52:47:
Here's my way of describing headroom -
For arguments sake, say (for example) the AVERAGE listening level at your main listening position is 85dB. You would require that your amplifier have enough power to be able to drive your speakers to that level without clipping, but .......
....... on well recorded material with lots of dynamic range it wouldn't be unusual for the PEAK level (without you advancing the volume control) to be 20dB higher, for a total of 105dB. You would then require that your amplifier have enough HEADROOM to allow it to drive your speakers that additional 20dB without clipping.
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- RE: What is Headroom and how can it be described? - abs1 21:52:56 06/26/12 (0)