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From: "R. D. Davis" <rdd_at_rddavis.org>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 12:03 AM
Subject: Re: Emulators of Classic Computers
> Quothe Teo Zenios, from writings of Thu, Jan 15, 2004 at 10:36:50PM -0500:
> > In every hobby there is overkill, my 3 year old Technics SA-DX1040 works
> > fine for me and its only 100W x 5 channels
>
> When driving the average home stereo loudspeaker system (e.g., not
> horn loaded), in order to reproduce some types of music accurately,
> with a suitable dynamic range, a 200W RMS per channel amplifier is not
> overkill. Take symphony music, for example, or perhaps a rock opera
> such as Tommy (it's quite a trip to listen to!). ...of course, if
> you're using some big horn loaded bass cabinets, midrange and hf horns
> with compression drivers, all the better with the big amps. :-)
>
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It all depends on the level you listen to, the size of the room, and the
sensitivity of your speakers. I got my system jammed in my bedroom (all 6
speakers including 120watt 12" sub) and there is no way I will turn it all
the way up because it would be too loud. I think sensitivity of my speakers
is around 90dB (1w at 1 meter) every 3 dB down you go you need 2x the power
for the same loudness. I would guess that most listening I do (background
noise as I type this)would only need 10Watts. Even when watching gladiator
fight seens on DVD I have never heard any clipping even when played VERY
loud. Then again the sub is doing most of the hard work. Put my same setup
in a much larger room and you would probably need a bit more power and a
higher powered sub. Oh and yea Tommy in dts surround is very cool to listed
to, but not as good as Dark Side of the Moon in dts with the stereo cranked
and the door shut (you can still hear it outside in the back yard).
Received on Fri Jan 16 2004 - 06:34:42 GMT