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In Reply to: RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt posted by Mike B. on November 6, 2015 at 08:41:39:
Define realistic volumes? I have 98db/watt speakers so, no I don't think even relatively large crescendos are clipping my amps. What you are suggesting is exactly what Peter Van Wilenswaard did and he found SETs will put out more than 3x their rated output with real music peaks. You can read the articles in Stereophile, although i think they were published elsewhere first.
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- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - morricab 14:53:06 11/06/15 (30)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - Mike B. 09:29:12 11/07/15 (29)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - morricab 11:48:16 11/07/15 (28)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - Mike B. 15:15:32 11/07/15 (25)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - morricab 07:44:10 11/08/15 (24)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - Mike B. 11:21:38 11/09/15 (23)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - morricab 04:38:35 11/10/15 (22)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - Mike B. 09:32:30 11/10/15 (21)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - morricab 14:49:45 11/10/15 (20)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - Mike B. 09:48:55 11/11/15 (16)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - morricab 08:00:16 11/12/15 (15)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - Mike B. 09:43:30 11/12/15 (14)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - morricab 03:58:34 11/13/15 (2)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - Mike B. 10:11:47 11/13/15 (1)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - morricab 13:59:32 11/13/15 (0)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - morricab 03:53:09 11/13/15 (1)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - Mike B. 10:14:55 11/13/15 (0)
- Looks great if you are into 2nd order distortion and a few watts will do you...nt - kuribo 11:35:05 11/12/15 (8)
- RE: Looks great if you are into 2nd order distortion and a few watts will do you...nt - A.Wayne 14:57:52 11/12/15 (7)
- "Within limit" indeed...how's that frequency response vs load? Audible 2nd?nt - kuribo 15:50:15 11/12/15 (6)
- RE: "Within limit" indeed...how's that frequency response vs load? Audible 2nd?nt - A.Wayne 16:10:16 11/12/15 (5)
- Look at how it varies with load, to quote the author: - kuribo 16:18:18 11/12/15 (4)
- RE: Look at how it varies with load, to quote the author: - A.Wayne 16:32:24 11/12/15 (3)
- Better hope your load doesn't vary much no matter what tap you use....nt - kuribo 16:39:21 11/12/15 (2)
- RE: Better hope your load doesn't vary much no matter what tap you use....nt - A.Wayne 17:06:05 11/12/15 (1)
- Question of degree....nt - kuribo 18:13:18 11/12/15 (0)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - A.Wayne 16:03:46 11/10/15 (2)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - morricab 04:29:28 11/11/15 (1)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - A.Wayne 07:13:43 11/11/15 (0)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - A.Wayne 12:45:19 11/07/15 (1)
- RE: I believe it is true for you, but clearly not for everyone else...nt - morricab 07:55:11 11/08/15 (0)