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Posted by whitesmoke on Jun-22-2003 18:42:

Little speakers on a big system

this might be a n00b question but i will ask it anyways. my receiver pumps out 100W per channel. i have a pair of 15W speakers that i wanted to hook up as alternate speakers. if i hook these up will they blow once i turn it on or will they be safe if i keep the main volume down? i hope that they will be loud on a low volume setting but will be fine. let me know. thanks

Posted by Nabistai on Jun-22-2003 18:51:

I think it's pretty obvlious that when you send to much power to a speaker that it's not 'safe'

I blew 2 speakers up like that about 5 years ago, just like that, they just kept humming al the time from then on.

Posted by whitesmoke on Jun-22-2003 18:59:

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Originally posted by Nabistai
I think it's pretty obvlious that when you send to much power to a speaker that it's not 'safe'

I blew 2 speakers up like that about 5 years ago, just like that, they just kept humming al the time from then on.

i agree with that. but can i hook these up and have them not blow if the volme never gets too loud? i guess what i am asking is this...

does the receiver always put out 100W per channel or is it 100W when the volume is at max and say 25W when the volume is up 1/4 of the way?

Posted by Tiger777 on Jun-22-2003 19:09:

No, the 100W is a maximum value.
The 100W is actually The voltage multiplied by the power. But, for some frequencies, the amp will send a higher voltage to the speakers than for other freqs, so actually, you're never sure howmuch power reaches your speakers... So, ya, 100W is WAAAAY too much.

Posted by ferry_corsten on Jun-22-2003 19:16:

they would blow up for sure, i blew up mine like that b4, even at low volume.

Posted by whitesmoke on Jun-22-2003 19:18:

damn...alright. thanks

Posted by SgtFoo on Jun-23-2003 01:50:

I hope for all safety that your receiver has replaceable fuses.... I once put too much bass through my receiver at once and the speakers survived the but the fuses blew....wow that was fun to find old fuses.

Posted by Tiger777 on Jun-23-2003 07:47:

Yeah, I blew mine once too, It was also a rather old amp, but, i trew the stupid thing away, it was like 40W amp, so, i'm not gonna buy new fuses for that.