nexion218
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OK, so not really a GUITAR amp, but an amplifier still. I hope it's not inappropriate here...
Today for some reason I took out my old amplifier I used for my vinyl player together with a pair of speakers. The amp itself - to my ears at least - sounds ridiculously good: excellent separation of instruments/frequencies, full, thick sound etc... I just sat there in the room thinking why have I kept it in the closet. Long story short, I dusted it off, hooked it up tp my laptop through an external audio interface, put the the speakers at the end of the desk and been blasting music since.
Only two concerns, which did not bother me 10-15 years ago. But now I know enough about electronics to be able to worry, but I can't solve problems/answer questions. :lame: This is where you guys come in.
So the two questions I wish to find answer for:
- the amp is rated for 160 W, the speakers read rated power 15 W, maximum power handling capacity: 30 W. Should I be cautious about anything other than cranking the amp to full?
- the amp is rated for 8 Ohms, speaker impedance is 5,4 Ohms (yes, it's not a matching speaker set, I borrowed it from a Sharp hi-fi ). As I understand there shouldn't be much to worry about unless I crank the amp as the decreased load on the amp would make it draw more current than it's capable of handling and eventually overheat and go up in smoke. Obviously I do not wish to go above 3/10 volume with a 160 W amp, but I would like to make sure that nothing can go wrong, especially with the amp. So is my above assessment of the situation right? Also, I thought about inserting a 3 Ohm impedance between the speaker and the amp to match the ratings as the two should add up to 8,3 (maybe lose a little volume on the 0,3 Ohm - I bet that would not be an audible difference). Is that doable? If yes, then what to put where?
NegEase? Artie? Everyone else?
Today for some reason I took out my old amplifier I used for my vinyl player together with a pair of speakers. The amp itself - to my ears at least - sounds ridiculously good: excellent separation of instruments/frequencies, full, thick sound etc... I just sat there in the room thinking why have I kept it in the closet. Long story short, I dusted it off, hooked it up tp my laptop through an external audio interface, put the the speakers at the end of the desk and been blasting music since.
Only two concerns, which did not bother me 10-15 years ago. But now I know enough about electronics to be able to worry, but I can't solve problems/answer questions. :lame: This is where you guys come in.
So the two questions I wish to find answer for:
- the amp is rated for 160 W, the speakers read rated power 15 W, maximum power handling capacity: 30 W. Should I be cautious about anything other than cranking the amp to full?
- the amp is rated for 8 Ohms, speaker impedance is 5,4 Ohms (yes, it's not a matching speaker set, I borrowed it from a Sharp hi-fi ). As I understand there shouldn't be much to worry about unless I crank the amp as the decreased load on the amp would make it draw more current than it's capable of handling and eventually overheat and go up in smoke. Obviously I do not wish to go above 3/10 volume with a 160 W amp, but I would like to make sure that nothing can go wrong, especially with the amp. So is my above assessment of the situation right? Also, I thought about inserting a 3 Ohm impedance between the speaker and the amp to match the ratings as the two should add up to 8,3 (maybe lose a little volume on the 0,3 Ohm - I bet that would not be an audible difference). Is that doable? If yes, then what to put where?
NegEase? Artie? Everyone else?
