"I believe you can never have 'clean' power."
I think John meant to say " I believe you can never have TOO MUCH "clean" power." If that is the case, i agree wholeheartedly : )
Honestly though, you are more likely to damage a speaker from "underdriving it" ( clipping ) rather than "overdriving it" ( too much power ) unless you are simply CRANKING the volume for a good period of time. Speakers will take a helluva lot of abuse in terms of big power so long as it is not long term i.e. short term "bursts" don't build up a lot of heat whereas long term "cranking" continually cook the drivers.
As such, i would not be afraid to go with a more potent amp than what the manufacturer recommends so long as you use reasonable judgment with the volume control. Besides that, i think that all of the Vienna Acoustics speakers are slightly tougher loads ( from what i recall ), so more power would only be a good thing. Sean
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I think John meant to say " I believe you can never have TOO MUCH "clean" power." If that is the case, i agree wholeheartedly : )
Honestly though, you are more likely to damage a speaker from "underdriving it" ( clipping ) rather than "overdriving it" ( too much power ) unless you are simply CRANKING the volume for a good period of time. Speakers will take a helluva lot of abuse in terms of big power so long as it is not long term i.e. short term "bursts" don't build up a lot of heat whereas long term "cranking" continually cook the drivers.
As such, i would not be afraid to go with a more potent amp than what the manufacturer recommends so long as you use reasonable judgment with the volume control. Besides that, i think that all of the Vienna Acoustics speakers are slightly tougher loads ( from what i recall ), so more power would only be a good thing. Sean
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