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RE: the issue is NEVER the watts

The issue of volume with a music signal playback is ALWAYS a voltage or current clipping issue. With most Amplifiers and speaker loads and music signal Current clipping is not as much a concern. Splitting the signal between LP and HP sections BEFORE the amplifiers always improves headroom - as little as a fraction of a dB as much as 6dB.

Clipping an Amplifier during music playback is not as audible as you might think and sometimes comes across as "better" sounding - depending on the amplifier - signal and their characteristics.
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  • RE: the issue is NEVER the watts - BigguyinATL 05:36:41 07/30/12 (0)

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