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Amplifier power, Wright Monitors
The small studio I work in has the opportunity to pick up a pair of
Wright passive monitors. Wright (now defunct) suggested 250 watts per channel minimum to drive these monitors. We currently have an Alesis Matica 500 (150 watts/channel at 8 ohms). At some point we would upgrade to a better and more powerful amp but i'm wondering if in the mean time we're asking for trouble using this combination. The monitors would be used in a near field setup in a very small control room at resonable listening levels. I know we won't be squeeing the best out of these monitors with this amp but i'm more concerned about damage to the speakers. Any thoughts... Dan Fox |
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Daniel Fox wrote:
The small studio I work in has the opportunity to pick up a pair of Wright passive monitors. Wright (now defunct) suggested 250 watts per channel minimum to drive these monitors. We currently have an Alesis Matica 500 (150 watts/channel at 8 ohms). At some point we would upgrade to a better and more powerful amp but i'm wondering if in the mean time we're asking for trouble using this combination. The monitors would be used in a near field setup in a very small control room at resonable listening levels. I know we won't be squeeing the best out of these monitors with this amp but i'm more concerned about damage to the speakers. Any thoughts... You won't damage it if you don't clip the amps. Use your ears and don't be stupid. If you have customers who are stupid, maybe you don't want to let them use the Wrights anyway. Honestly, though, you can get an Adcom GFA-555 for not much money.... --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Scott Dorsey wrote: don't clip the amps. Use your ears and don't be stupid. If you have customers who are stupid, maybe you don't want to let them use the Wrights anyway. Honestly, though, you can get an Adcom GFA-555 for not much money.... --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." Sound advice. Thanks. I've never come close to clipping this amp yet so I don't anticipate that being a problem, unless the Wrights are very hungry, which I won't know until I try them. The Adcom is going for $300-$400 on ebay. Looks like a solid piece of gear although it is still rated lower (200w @ 8 ohms) than Wright reccomends (250w @ 8 ohms), but maybe i'm being unnecessarily paranoid... |
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On 29 Jun 2005 10:49:50 -0700, "Daniel Fox" wrote:
The Adcom is going for $300-$400 on ebay. Looks like a solid piece of gear although it is still rated lower (200w @ 8 ohms) than Wright reccomends (250w @ 8 ohms), but maybe i'm being unnecessarily paranoid... The difference between 200 watts and 250 watts is only 1/3 octave. But seriously, how old are the Wright's? Good fortune, Chris Hornbeck "Chief Assistant to the Assistant Chief" -F&S |
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