polkaudio’s guarantee not worth that much.

ynotamil

Kenneth Swauger wrote: »

Hello,
I believe what might be happening is that when people are considering their audio purchase they look at how much power the receiver produces, for example they read "100 Watts/channel". Then they look at what the speaker company recommends for associated power and read, "20 to 200 Watts/channel". So, they logically think that the speaker couldn't be damaged since the 100 Watt number is one half of the upper number of the speaker. And this is completely understandable, I would probably come to the same conclusion. The receiver would only go up to 100 Watts and no additional power would be made. Since there is a control that raises and lowers the volume if I turn it all the way up I will still be within 100 watts. I'm sure many an audio sales person says, "don't worry you can turn this all the way up and the speakers will be fine".
The only product, I'm aware of, that would work this way are the McIntosh amplifiers with their distortion limiting circuit that prevents more than 1.5% distortion from reaching the speakers.
But, everything else has the potential to cause damage if the owner doesn't recognize when limits have been reached.
Regards, Ken

Once again Ken, thank your for your reply. On Monday I am going to call the General Manager for National Sales of Audiotech (agents in S.A. of polkaudio) and I will ask him to come to my house for him to ear what kind of sound is output by the AVR at half volume. I tell you Ken and all participating in this thread, it is VERY LOW, no way that a speaker of the quality of polkaudio will burn at that level. If he accepts the invitation I will convey to you Ken and to all here, his opinion. Either way.

Tony

ynotamil

nguyendot wrote: »

Sony 555ES, 120wpc.

I posted the link, did I not?

=== I reply to the posts as they come in time sequence. When I asked you to post the link (in reply to your post 09/July 5:54 pm) I could not see your post where the link was, date & time 10/July 05:43, nearly 24 hours latter.


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It really seems like you are not reading the posts in this thread, you're asking questions already answered not once, but multiple times. Please take all comments into consideration prior to posting a reply requesting information already put forth.

=== I'm sorry; what questions of mine were answered multiple times? I am lost, help me here, please.

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Your logic is wrong on "assuming" that half (12 o'clock) is 50% volume. Once again, it is logarithmic, not relative. You have to double power for every 3db increase in sound.

=== Sorry to be so ignorant for not knowing that the volume at halfway mark is full volume. But we learn every day.
=== See also my reply to TECHNOKID @ 11/Jul 05:32 regarding warnings.

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Thanks,
Tony

nguyendot

I posted the link at 10:43am yesterday. You posted asking for the link 7 hours later.

Hence, you did not read my post.

ynotamil

beardog03 wrote: »

Ken Swauger is a class act, period !

Do like he say`s and contact him, and he will hook you up.
I also suggest that you not only listen to his advise, but I also suggest you listen to the Club Polk Forum Memebers......nothing but solid advise.


=== Thank you for your input. I have a strong feeling that your words are SOLID HONESTY and that is what counts.

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Just my .02

=== For me, much more than that and I plan to stick around.

Regards,
Tony

ynotamil

nguyendot wrote: »

I posted the link at 10:43am yesterday. You posted asking for the link 7 hours later.

Hence, you did not read my post.

===That is exactly what I said, I did not read your post.

Regards, Tony

Ricardo

nguyendot wrote: »

I posted the link at 10:43am yesterday. You posted asking for the link 7 hours later.

Hence, you did not read my post.

And how important is this?

nguyendot

He asked me to direct him to the review, AFTER I already posted the link.

danger boy

I think some times owners of speakers think that their limits will never be reached.. but every speaker, receiver, amp, etc has it's limits.

if a speaker is to small to handle your job.. buy larger more capable speakers.

AudioGenics

TURNING THE VOLUME UP CAN BE USEFUL......

It seemed that all our appliances had broken in the same week, and repairs were straining our budget. So when I picked up the kids from school and our Jeep started making rattling sounds, I decided that rather than burden my husband, I'd deal with it. I hadn't reckoned on my little tattletales, however. They rushed into the house with the news: "Daddy, the Jeep was breaking down, but Mom made the noise stop!"

Impressed, my husband asked, "How did you fix it?"

"I turned up the volume on the radio," I confessed