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Bud Angelotti
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Larryville, NJ, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2019 12:59 pm |
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Is there a downside to using a speaker thats rated at 300 watts in a 50 watt amp?
Thanks in advance!
Bud
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Georg Sørtun
From:
Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 28 Aug 2019 2:03 pm
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| None whatsoever. |
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Bill A. Moore
From:
Silver City, New Mexico, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2019 2:59 pm
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| With the bigger magnet, you're probably carrying more weight! |
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Jim Saunders
From:
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
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Posted 28 Aug 2019 4:13 pm Speaker Change
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| I tried a Telonics NEO 12 in my NV112 and ended up going back to the Blue Marvel speaker. It sounds better to my ears. |
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Bud Angelotti
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Larryville, NJ, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2019 4:24 pm
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I did not think so, but thought it might need more "gas".
Thanks fellers!
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Georg Sørtun
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Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 28 Aug 2019 5:45 pm
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| Bud Angelotti wrote: |
| I did not think so, but thought it might need more "gas". |
Efficiency is not directly related to how many Watts the speaker can handle.
Instead, check efficiency for the individual speaker as its output in "db" when it is fed a 1 Watt signal from the amp – often presented on a data-sheet. |
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Bud Angelotti
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Larryville, NJ, USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2019 3:48 am
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Right- Appreciate the info !
I'm desperately trying to find ways to be able to keep playing due to my back & shoulder being out of commission. Got ahold of one of Mr. Furlongs' 300 watt speakers, put it in a little cabinet. Had to sell amps and got ahold of a quilter mini-50 watts, so I can still make a noise.
Thanks again for the info!
Bud
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Steve Lipsey
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 30 Aug 2019 9:46 am
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I don't know if it is true...would like to hear knowledgable opinions ...but I've heard that a very high power speaker isn't as responsive to low power inputs...that they have a "sweet zone" for getting the frequency response they are designed for, and it is not really hit by a low power input...
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Georg Sørtun
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Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 30 Aug 2019 10:24 am
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| Steve Lipsey wrote: |
| I don't know if it is true...would like to hear knowledgable opinions ...but I've heard that a very high power speaker isn't as responsive to low power inputs...that they have a "sweet zone" for getting the frequency response they are designed for, and it is not really hit by a low power input... |
They do not have to be, but, yes, in order to handle higher power they quite often are heavier and more rigid all over – from coil to membrane to suspension. So larger high-power speakers may sound more "round" and less responsive to transients when fed low power signal.
A given surface made up of a high number of small and lower-power speakers with light parts, will always outperform setups with one or a few large high-power speakers covering the same surface-area, when it comes to transients. Important for "HiFi" setups, but not so for instrument setups where good transient-responses are rarely ever called for. |
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