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Crank it up just once

Howdy. I did a couple of searches & really didn't come up with a good thread. I have the notion of wanting to crank the heck out of my system just once. We all have a lot of mmoney invested in our systems & frankly I am seriously paranoid about frying something. BUT it would be a gas to try it a time or two. Maybe a little Dark Side of the Moon, both sides start to finish..? Any insight on doing it without fritzing something? System is; Krell KRC2, pre; Krell KPE Reference phono; Krell FPB300cx, main: Krell Infinity Rennaisance 90 speakers. Highest I have had it is a little past 1:00 (volume)with the gain on high. And that is with the phono. Maybe 12:00 with th CD player. Room is big enough, but my nerve isn't.
jsd52756
sogood51
2,157 posts
 
Just make sure to "crank it up" very slowly, while you listen for any sign of distress.

Dave
sc53
689 posts
 
Do you care about your hearing? If so, don't listen at just decibel levels. You don't want tinnitus for the rest of your life, believe me.
kublakhan
717 posts
 
The rule of thumb is that if your volume knob goes to 10, never go past 9. If it goes to 11...you ROCK!
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
I did.
Back long ago.... once my upstairs neighbor thought it was a truck that slammed into the building!
I used to play 'Barber of Seville's "Figaro" for the folks two blocks away, with all the windows open on a summer evening.. while I plugged my ears!!! Loved it!
No more though. I have grown up.
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kennyt
1,226 posts
 
Afraid of frying something??

Come on! While I don't routinely crank my system to the 100dB level, it sees it enough.

Elizabeth, like the Barber of Seville, when I lived in St Louis we used to play our own music for the fireworks @ the arch every night, scarily people in our building started giving us requests... You could hear that stereo from the 17th floor blocks away....
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