Polk Lsi9 vs Energy v5.1 vs GoldenEar Aon 3

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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited March 2012
    Be careful with test tones--it's a good way to trash your speakers.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited March 2012
    What a stupid thing to do, turn it up to the max?

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  • nhhiep
    nhhiep Posts: 877
    edited March 2012
    how is it stupid to run speakers at max vol for a few mins with a good amp?
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited March 2012
    nhhiep wrote: »
    how is it stupid to run speakers at max vol for a few mins with a good amp?

    How do you determine what the max volume is? How do you know it's safely driving your speakers? Distortion is hell...
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,011
    edited March 2012
    nhhiep wrote: »
    how is it stupid to run speakers at max vol for a few mins with a good amp?

    Because the receiver starts to put out distortion before that volume dial hits it's max, add an amp and you just applified that distortion, whats the no.1 killer of speakers ? Distortion.

    There's a difference between usable volume and what the numbers say on the dial. Just because you have more room to turn the dial up, doesn't mean you should. Not trying to be a smart ****, just that I've seen many who bottom out the volume dial only to come back and ask why their tweeters aren't working.....then proceed to blame Polk.

    When turning up the volume towards the top end of the scale, you have to listen to hear if the music is starting to break up, if so, back off the dial. Also the type of music/Band/song is just as important as some have more distortion in it than others.
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  • pietro944
    pietro944 Posts: 720
    edited March 2012
    nhhiep wrote: »
    how is it stupid to run speakers at max vol for a few mins with a good amp?

    Why would you do this?.........and then boast to everyone that you DID do this:frown:
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