| Re: What happened to standards for advertised power? [message #75818 is a reply to message #75815] |
Sat, 16 March 2013 01:51  |
FloydV
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Registered: November 2011
Location: Boise, ID
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That's a funny story about the TTL tube. Someone out there would probably buy it and swear it made a big difference. 
I'm not sure if I had heard 1 db would require doubling the watts, or I just plain remembered wrong. Now days that is a common event for me. But, the numbers you list still require a big increase in power for 3db.
I think that transient 100 + db listening is probably OK, but I like to keep it around 90 max for general listening. I'm living with the effects of ear damage from firearms. It's funny that I did the damage when I was about 16, but I didn't really notice the loss until I was about 35. I kept wondering why the right channel was louder and was investigating all my equipment, except for my ears.
My wife and I are still in love with your 3 pi speakers, btw. There was a post in an AV forum about JBL coming out with a speaker that is balanced in the vertical as well as the horizontal plane. It uses two compression drivers for one wave guide.
They also need matching 1000 watt amps. So, 5000 watts for 5.1 surround. I won't be buying any in this life time 
Floyd
He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. -- Albert Einstein
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