How Much Power Do Speakers Need? | Home Theater Basics
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- *****Correction 105dB THX is a peak value, not a sustained volume. Home Theater Basics series returns with this great video! Figure out how much power your speakers need. All values collected and spoken about are in reference to a peak value. THX continuous value is 85dB.
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I'm 66 years old and have been a music lover from my Beach Boy days, still like a lot of what's on the market. I never knew what you taught today, so Big thanks. I'm retired and have a Sony receiver 7.1 rated at 125 watts per channel powering 5 speakers on surround sound, but I use only the 2 front Polk's on music setting. I sit 8 feet away. Speaker are rated at 89 sensitivity, so thanks to you I now understand I'm good for what I need in an apartment. ( Polk 10" subwoofer needs to be kept down till neighbors leave. LOL
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Techno Dad love the way you use slides to present the information it makes it so easier to comprehend and to follow up step by step as you explain. You're a true Professor! Keep up the good work brother. 😀
That was actually informative, good job.
Thanks Wookie!
you are the guy! I wachted soooo many videos that explain this, but they get waaay too geeky, your explanation is soo easy to understand, thanks for the work!
The biggest problem with this is sensitivity rating seem wildly inaccurate from a lot of speaker companies. Good thing you TH-cam guys are here to give the real ratings. Thanks for the video
Yeah, that sensitivity thing can be an issue.
You nailed it with the distance to dB reduction test! Just the piece of puzzle I was missing..thanks a lot!
Awesome!! Glad you found the video!
This is where Cerwin Vega speakers excel. They have amazing sensitivity ratings. I have several vintage sets. Can't beat the way they look IMO. And if your too heavy on the volume knob, they are fused. Win win
Yup! I remember replacing a few fuses in the past, lol!
FYI I’ve watched this video 5 separate times... great vid man
Thank you so much! I’m glad you like the video.
Great video! I have the same speaker setup and knew the klipsch had a high sensitivity rating but didn’t really have clue what that meant. Can’t wait for the next video.
You're a man after my own heart. Presenting info in a clear way, really helping people make informed choices! Awesome!
Thank you so much! I truly appreciate the kind words. Thank you for watching.
Congrat on your 100,000 man. It's stand with reason, this was one of your best video I've seen from you. You have some great videos in general but this time you actually hit another target of listeners,.I would say a notch above amateur audiophile. I think if you keep your videos simple and with the usual quality we are used to from you and bring-in the more advance audiophiles listeners with topics that actually interests these people you will certainly gain a broader audience in the process. Don' t get too technical but do keep your slides coming in with specs, we love that lol. Cheers Al
Thank you so much Al! I am definitely trying to get better with every video!
Klipsch speakers use a dishonest measuring system. Their measurements are made half in-room and half anechoic something!! The actual sensitivity is 86db!! Nice video! Love your channel!
Thank you so much for your informative videos, I don’t really know that much about all the numbers and technical information for home theater systems but I really learn a lot every time I watch your videos. Subscribed and following your channel, please keep up the good work!
Hi! Thanks! I'm glad the videos have help you learn something new. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Excellent video, I never knew the sensitivity rating but I quickly started looking at them...Elac vs Martin Logan where it’s 85/86 vs 92. Still it seems for small rooms/dens you probably can cut a few corners and be fine with a set of Elac B6.2 as an example.
Well you definitely want want to hear my set up its hits 138 dB at the couch if you go in the kitchen you can hear the plumbing rattling in the walls but that's the way I like I have a separate breaker for each of my 15" subwoofers.
Whoa!!!! That is earsplitting, earthshaking (literally lol), headache inducing, hearing damage loud!! Impressive.
Joshua Smith ya well its been my great setup for over 15 years and still sounds great when watching shows like game of thrones or walking dead
Oh I have no doubt, sir. It sounds (pun intended) like quite an impressive setup. I love mine as well, and the loudest I have gotten up to was only a measly, puny little 112 dBs lol. I couldn't take that much sound for more than a few seconds...was watching War of the Worlds, tripod emergence sequence.
LOL! That's loud!
Techno Dad check this out th-cam.com/video/Rzpx1pQMDnU/w-d-xo.html jl audio Gotham are as sweet as I gets
75 - 80 db is my comfort zone!
WOW!! Very very enlightening!! Thank You! I'm completely NEW to home theater and you have save me TONS of cash even though I have NOT even purchased anything yet!!
Hi! Thanks for watching! It can be VERY confusing but at least they give us stats that we can use like speaker sensitivity. That's really the only way we will know how loud the speakers can get and how much power we need to send to them.
Can you give me the title and author and where I can get the SONG that you use in the JUMP portion of all your videos? I LOVE it and want to own load it.
nice video dude. internet is immersed with videos about wattage and ohm resistances but lack of sensitivity explanation, where this vid shine.
Thank you! I’m glad you found the video informative.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!!! I loved how you explained it all in detail and was easy to understand.
Very very helpful info. As per ur say we need good sensitivity speaker than a high power receiver or amp.
dayum! thats lot of wattage! haha thank you for the video. Im currently creating a home theatre.
Now I understand this, but then I question what's the volume setting we set to hit that 88db or 98 db?
My yamaha avr usually have this negative setting and i usually listen at -30db
Question from a newbie. Why do avr say 145watts per channel. If u only need the say 65 watts to power m. Also how much real power is going to the speakers from the avr
The higher wattage of an amplifier mainly comes into play at the peak volume of the musical piece. I have fairly low efficiency speaker in the AR-3a model. It will handle 11 watts rms continuously an any frequency, 23 watts for 30 seconds, and overloads of 400 watts for 2 seconds. These are pure sine waves. The manufacturer recommends a minimum of 25 watts to operate these speakers. I power these with a Marantz model 250M power amplifier, so there is plenty of headroom.
Nice setup!
Thank you, If you are interested the rest of the system includes the Marantz 3300 preamp, Marantz 120 AM/FM tuner, Thorens TD-125 turntable with Rabco SL-8E tone arm, Revox A-77 Open reel recorder, Advent model 100A Dolby noise reduction, Biamp stereo octave equalizer, Sony CDP-302 CD player, a couple of HD FM radio tuners, and a couple of cassette decks. There is also a Russound Patch Bay. Most of these were purchased in the early 1970s. The CD player in 1985.
nice video, I also tested the DB level at where i sit while watching a movie, doing all the math with the sensitivity of my speakers and how far i sit ect... i came to the conclusion that for 90% of my listening levels, im probably using less than 6 watts most of the time. Its funny at actually how few watts im probably using and sometimes bigger isn't always better or even needed.
Very true. I like having extra for those big dynamic shifts in content. But for the most part, 10 - 20 watts should do if you have efficient speakers.
The best explanation!, Thank you Techno Dad!
You're welcome!
Klipsch ftw!! I had paradigm and probably won't go back. Love the horn loaded tweeters on the klipsch.
Sean Lacroix Klipsch is the bees knees!
The klipchs forte 3s is badassery
Wattage *is* RMS. "Peak Wattage" is a fictitious number only meant for specsmanship--ignore it.
Ideally you should have amplifier power that will not clip or distort to a level 3 dB beyond the maximum power rating of your speaker or driver. That way you'll never overheat voice coils with clipping harmonics. This is especially important when using passive crossovers. It's up to you to use peak limiting & compression and/or self control to never exceed safe power / SPL, of course. If you have a teen or other untrained person with access, put the limiters in the chain and make them impossible to defeat. No more blown drivers. MOF for teens, have a secret low setting so it doesn't exceed a lower threshold to save young ears.
Right StringerNews1, a lot of people don't realize you can destroy a good speaker not by using too much power but by using so little the clipping destroys the speakers. Correct me if I'm wrong but I just don't see how a lot of Best Buy reviewers are returning speakers that handle outrageous amounts of power are saying "they only lasted a week before I blew them out".
@@jumpercable20 The industry does a lot of cheating with their numbers, I can't even call it fudging because it's outright dishonest. One common trick is to find ways to generate unusually large voltage pulses in amplifiers that would never happen in real world conditions, take that transient voltage peak and run it through Ohm's law (totally invalid because it's for DC only) to produce a large but completely fake number. Because wattage is a rate, they could have integrated over time to find true power, but the truthful number would not have been something to boast about, of course.
Speaker manufacturers pull a similar trick by claiming "dynamic power handling" the same way, by picking a transient _voltage_ that the reactance of the speaker will be highly reactive to, and thus conduct little power. But then they apply Ohm's law wrongly and claim a bogus _power_ number that's not right.
If you have a good ear, some amount of training to recognize the telltale sounds of overdriven electronics and mechanical components and the will to keep your system in its linear zone, you'll never blow anything out. But in that case it's a system completely under your control--one slip and you have permanent damage.
I started building PA systems back in the 1970s when amplifier power was very costly, and there was never enough. We ran everything at the edge, and it wasn't uncommon for exuberant sound mixers to try to go "one louder" and blow out some or all of the PA in the process. So I started putting peak limiters in the amp racks, where the sound mixers couldn't touch them. The drivers would live through the gig, and sound mixers learned to modulate their volume, keeping something in reserve for the grand finale.
In industrial systems we rarely have the luxury of getting 3 dB or more of extra power as a cushion, but at home it's a different story. Amplifier power has never been so inexpensive. The cost to double or even quadruple your amplifier power is pretty reasonable compared to all the other costs of a HT setup. And since your HT is not likely to be in the hands of a trained professional sound engineer, that's pretty cheap insurance IMO. I _am_ a trained professional sound engineer, and I'd do it for my own system.
Incredible information here! Taught me a lot!
Awesome! Thank you for letting me know!
Hi sir I got most part of your vdo, but I have one serious doubt and its bothering me a lot,so you mentioned a low sensitivity speaker will have around 88db@1w@1mtr,
91db@2w,
94db@4w,
97db@8w,
100db@16w,
So the same speaker Will have 6ohm,10watt on the backside,does that mean it will produce 97-100db(lies between 8w-16w from the above chart) at 10watt at 1mtr distance.
Very helpful video!
George Lucas is THX certified deaf at 105db.
It is actually 85db with 20db Headroom (85 + 20 = 105db). 105db is the peak value, not the average. Also, this is 115db for the Subwoofers, and those level are all at the listening position, not at 1 meter.
I was definitely wondering hard at that 105 dB figure. Too loud for a living room my size. Normal speaking voices are around 60 dB and my voice is big and loud without shouting, so probably 70-80. I think 90-something (less than 100) would be plenty loud in there. Maybe 105 dB peak with all speakers including sub going in the room? (My wife wouldn't tolerate that!)
I don’t get the joke
Great video.I was just thinking the other day about getting a amp, but didnt really know if I needed one.
Thanks! Maybe, maybe not. I still think I need one...
Awesome video!! Thanks for the info. You da man!
Hi, I am trying to learn about home audio. I am not into the home theater scenery, I just like 2 channel audio. I recently bought 2 crowns Xls 1002, and I am waiting for my preamp(saga+ from Schiit’s, equalizer(Art EQ355 Dual-Channel 31-Band Graphic Equalizer, a tuner(Yamaha T-S500
AM/FM tuner and DAC(MODIUS by Schiit’s)BALANCED DAC. As you can see I have been taking suggestions by many audiophiles and I came up with this setup according to my liking and budget. but I have no idea what I am doing. I am trying to figure out how I am going to put all this together once I get all my items. I have an idea how to start but I can understand how I am going to connect the 4 speakers to the 2 crowns amps each amp has outputs for 2 speakers. I have 1 pair of Klipsch 600, 125watts RMS bookshelves speakers and 1 pair of Klipsch 51, 85 watts RMS bookshelf speakers and I have no idea what I am going to do. I have been thinking to connect 1 Klipsch 600 and Klipsch 51 to one channel and the same to the other what do you think any suggestion will be most appreciated thanks.
Thanks for this video Channa, I thought I was going to blow up my fuse if I get a outlaw 7000x to power up my front left,right and center high sensitivity klipsch speakers using the biamp method...
Excellent video; I like it so much that I subscribe to this channel. Very informative and I like the charts. It makes things easy to understand. Thank you and God bless.
Thank you for watching Kenny! I'm glad you liked the video!
Even more power is needed to get to 105 db at the listening location with actual program material without distortion. Lets say 100 W is needed to get 105 db with a sine wave input. The peak power of typical program material is about 10 db higher than average power. This would increase the required amplifier power to handle the peaks without clipping to be 1000 W.
very helpful, thanks!
So if I have 91db sensitivity speakers and turn up the volume on my AVR to 55db, does that mean I am not using even 1 watt of power?
OK. So now I’m confused. You corrected yourself and said that THX reference level is actually 85 dBA continuous. And this doesn’t include subwoofer output. So if 85 dBA on the speakers is only needed to achieve reference levels, it looks like no matter the speaker, as long as it’s 86 sensitivity on the chart is using 2 watts or less? Doesn’t seem right.
Yeah, but that's only from one meter away.
Well done, another excellent video. Very informative and bad ass t-shirt 👍
Thank you!
Very informative. I live in an apartment and obviously my Klipsch 7.2 setup is near my ideal sitting position, so no trouble reaching enough power from my 80 watts per channel Denon AVX receiver. However, what is your opinion in investing in an amplifier in terms of possibly gaining fidelity? Hope your Dog had ear plugs too :)
So if my speakers are 94db @1 watt/meter and my AVR is 70watts per channel that means I'm capable of turning the speakers up to 112db without distortion/problems? What if I went over that? Blown?
This is so interesting. Im about to get the klipsch 8000f. And i sit about 12 feet away from screen. At a really loud point ive measured 85db listening level creeping to 90db. Im running a yamaha rx660 which measures 80w 8 ohms 20/20 2 channel Driven. Except of course im running it at 5.1 so i have no idea the 5.1 power output. Going back the klipsch am i correct in assuming all i need is 2 to 4 watts to run the klipsch st 85db max?
Or do I need a external amp for the external bluetooth speaker?
Very helpful video bro. Thank you
You’re welcome!!
New to your channel. Like the breakdown you do
Welcome aboard! Thank you so much!
Hi Chana, I am from australia and I have been watching your home theatre series and I really like it. I purchased klipsch RP 6000F along with Denon AVC-X3700H for my new soon to be ready house. I am planning for 5.2.4 My room size is about 5mts height 3.4 mts width and 2.7 height. My preferred seating is at 3.5mts. 105dB THX reference level is way too high for me. I would only need 75dB at my seating position. I have few questions. As per your video do you think I would need an external amplifier? As per my calculations each speaker will need less than one watt. Is that correct? So, doI need to do the same calculations for the surround speakers as well?
Hey, a lot of sellers dont even mention sensitivity ratings. Why is that ?
Well, my denon avr-x2500h says it has 95watts per channel driving 2 channels but doesnt state how much it has per channel if i have it in multi channel stereo driving all 7.1 channels
first thank you for the informative video. you also helped me go with oled c8 😎Ever since reading conflicting opionions, im stressing about what amp would be best for me. Klipsch Rp160m 2 channel for now with plans to add add Klipsch center and surrounds when I eventually move. Originally looking at Yamaha rxa670/770 for $260/330. 80/95 watts at 8ohm at 2 channels Medium sized room. A little less than ten feet away. In your opionion, or should I step it upto a pre amp out set up like a marantz.$650 with 100 watt at 2 channels 8 ohm.. both are 7.2 capable but I'm only interested in 5.2 max
just recommend me a good receiver/amplifier with decent power (80 watts or above) that has analog inputs (speakers, phono) and can stream music in high def and isn't the Cambridge audio cxa81 (because I already have that lol) for the KLH Model 5s. Do this and I will forever be grateful, because I literally cannot find any. If its high in watts, it doesnt stream, if it streams, it doesnt have speaker inputs. And if it does everything, its super expensive. My endgame would be the Cambridge Evo if I could afford it.
Hi, Thank you so much for your informative videos keep going . may I have some advice about my speakers I ve just planned to change from stereo to a new 5.1.2 configuration klipsch RP600M . for right and left as for the rears , RP500C center, RP500SA for atmos and subwoofer tge SPL150 . so my question how to get get the best from those speakers since im confused about how much power do a need in a receiver or I need to add a power amplifier also .
Cheers,
Thanks for the video, very interesting.
You're welcome!
Great Explanation!!!!!!!
Great video.... I have 4 Klipsch AW-650 speakers i just purchased for a large outdoor pool area. I have not purchased stereo/amp yet, I was looking at the Pyle PD1000BT 4-channel amp receiver 200 watts x 2 @ 8 Ohms or the Plye PD3000BT 4-Channel amp receiver 300 watts x 2 @ 8 Ohms. I would appreciate any input, help or recommendations.
Hi! I think that four-channel 200 watts would do the trick.
@@TechnoDad THANK YOU.
I have 550 smart series led 8k 7.1 high def home theater 2500w how do I connect please help
What power amp would you recommend for a stereo pair of 87db speakers?
The main factor for me when buying speakers is overall tonal quality some of the best sounding speakers have Lowe sensitivity ratings
I've always found the Klipsch sensitivity ratings hard to believe. Could you do an A/B test with the Klipsch and some other speaker to see how much difference it makes? Use any speaker with a "normal" sensitivity rating of 86 to 90 dB.
That’s an interesting test. I might do that, thanks!
Kindly guide yamaha best floor standing speaker ns 555 or nsf 350 for av amp yamaha rxv 585.
I've been binge watching your videos :) I am looking to convert my unfinished 3rd floor into a home theater. I want to use a Denon AVR-S950H 7.2 Channel (185w X 7 ) receiver to push a 5:2:2 speaker setup. Speakers are going to be: FR, CEN, FL Elac IW-DC51 (in-wall) ATOMS and RR and RL Speakers = Elac Debut IC-DT61-W x 2 (in-ceiling) Klipsch R-12SW Subs x 2 From my research, almost everything I read encourages going with a separate power amp for best performance. However, I'm not using big floor standing speakers, will I be okay with the power provided by Denon AVR-s950h? Thanks!
Good rule of thumb is double a speakers rated rms power. This will give you great dynamic range, good volume output without damaging your speakers. Also 105DB is not loud at all... I have listened to 150DB daily for years, even that is far from loud
150db is over the loudness of a plain engine at takeoff. Listening to such a volume without ear protection is extremely dangerous even for small amounts of time. I recommend to anyone not to try that. Protect your hearing everyone!
@@phi_b im not recomending it but i will honestly tell you ive been doing it daily for a minimum of 20 minutes for over 7 years with no hearing protection and my results from a hearing test last year show that i have perfect hearing for my age.
I never have to ask someone to repeat themselvs in any environment and in general i hear things that most people just dont hear. I dont think bass is as damaging as higher frequencies... My ears never ring after listening to my stereo regardless of how long, yet after only 5 minutes of using my leaf blower there is a noticeable ring
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The sound pressure level (SPL) decreases with doubling of the distance by (−)6 dB. The sound pressure falls 1/2 times (50%) of the sound pressure of the initial value. It drops with the ratio 1/r of the distance. The sound intensity level decreases with doubling of the distance by (−)6 dB.
(for home application) if we use an active subwoofer will it still draw power from the amplifier and still have to formulated first or just plug it in into a pairs of the socket (back L & R maybe) since it already have it own power source??
Hi! So you plug the sub to the subwoofer pre-out on the back of the AVR, you aren't powering the sub from the AVR, it's just sending a signal through an RCA cable. The sub needs to be plugged into power. I explain all that in this video: th-cam.com/video/AkHYDvvX29A/w-d-xo.html
I must be missing something here because my speakers are 92.5 dB sensitive and I’m running a high current 170 Wpc. Amp and at nearly full open I’m up around 100db.
16 watts for a test tone an 1khz. Not full spectrum
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Amazing information!
I recently purchased this Klipsch set up to go with my VAVA 4K ULTRA SHORT THROW LASER PROJECTOR & ELITE 120 CLR SCREEN
R-625FA (pair)
R-34C
R-51M
R-120SW
Now I'm in search for the best AV RECEIVER under $1000. Klipsch recommend 125W per channel & 8ohms...
What recommendations would you suggest for me? Dolby Atmos is a must for me..
Denon AVR-X3600H. I’ve made plenty of videos about it.
@@TechnoDad thank you, that's what I leaning towards, you just reassured it! Thanks again!
can you tell me how much power do bookshelf speaker need?
But how about any sonic compromise at very high sensitivity?
HI ,what did you say at 6.07?
what did you play your flack through or on?
just got my rp280f ,and shitting myself that i need to spend more money on the extra amp cos my yamaha rx v473 might not be enought
Thanks
Never new this.
Thanks
No problem!
Nice video sir ...... How many watt home theatre sufficient for 15×17 Ft leaving room ,..plz reply I am waiting
I don’t know, maybe between 80 and 110?
Really helpfull, thanks a lot!
You’re welcome!!
How can get more power out of my av , I put it up to max on some vinyl records, it sounds great but I feel it should be louder, and I would be the one to say ok ,let me lower it. Lol plus I have a small room . We can stil talk to each other. Need some help
hello channa, forget 105db, who actually listens above 80db ?
Hi sir. plz suggest best av receiver, for klipsh r26f- 100w, rc52ii 125w
In the 80s, speakers typical could handle a lot more power then what the average (afordable) amplifier could handle. 200W speakers with 20W amplifiers were not unusual. There are stories of clipping and blown up speakers, but in general this worked becaus you hardly ever in a living room will listen to louder then 90 db. Even at 88db/1w sensitivity, you only need 16 watts to still be over 90db at 3 meter. And 90 db is pretty much as loud as you want it to get for enjoying music ;-)
Yup, I totally understand. Nobody really NEEDs more than 16 watts, but it's nice to have more!
On Klipsch, speakers, it's the bass drivers that will sound good with the extra watts. The horn tweeter is probably uneasy on the ears after just a few.
Techno Dad I have 135 Watts per channel of Sony badassery
Interesting, thanks
O yes, it helped me a lot, thank you again. 🤘🏻👍🏻
No problem!!!
I was initially looking for some polk audio rti a7 or a9. But this helped me so much to understand that they are quite powerhungry speakers. I think I roll with Klipsch :) any thoughts about Polk speakers?
Just bought few days ago my klipsch bookshelf speakers. They sound amazing 😍 especially around and above 70-75 db's, they really come alive. Since I don't have the space right now, I'm using these just for stereo setup right now . Once I move in to my next apartment, I'll be using these as my rear surround.
Hi could you tell me is it necessary to have all speakers to be of same wattage in a 5.1 setup. I am planning to buy 100 watts per channel output amp denon avrx2500h, old 6ohm 100watt sony front speakers, 8ohm 40 watt center speaker, 2 6ohms 40watt rear speaker all speakers from sony home theater old setup. Also which amp is better denon avrx2500h or marantz sr5013. Please reply its urgent.
No, it's not necessary to match wattage. Audyssey room correction should figure it all out.
You didnot tell me which is better. Denon avr2500h or marantz sr5013
Please reply I am really confused between Denon Avrx2500h Marantz sr5013 or onkyo nr tz730. Please give a comparison or tell me which is better
Can i pair pioneer fs 52 or Polk tsx440 to my Denon 2300? Pls guide.
Doesn't your dog need hearing protection as well while you're running your tests? :-)
I am using the same RP speakers.. so my seating i my home theatre is approx 8 meters .. So as per ur calculation @ 125 db - 512 watts !... So do i require 500 watts per channel power amp
Hi Paul, THX reference is 105db peak, and a continuous value of 85db. So, probably not 500, maybe 250.
Ok, so...please help me justify my recent order of the Monolith 5x. I have the SVS Ultra bookshelves (87 sensitivity) that I've been running with my new Denon avr-x3400h (CLAIMING 105 watts/channel, stereo). The Monolith is 200 watts x 5. I haven't received it yet, but have been second guessing myself. Is it a good purchase, or no?
You’re gonna love it Ryan!! You’ll have more overall sound and when this big dynamic shifts occur in your movies, it’s gonna bring a big smile to your face.
@@TechnoDad Thank you! That is such a relief to hear. My Emotiva a-300 that I ordered kept getting pushed back on shipping, so I went with a 5-channel to future proof. Today, i ordered the SVS Ultra Center, so until I can add surround speakers, I'll be running a 3.1 with the Ultra Bookshelves, Center, and SB-3000. Super excited to get that amp now!
Another sik vid in the books! Off subject a bit but had been meaning to ask you this earlier. I'm planning on running an out door setup with a projector. Want to run powered speakers wirelessly. Would u recommend bluetooth transmitter or hdmi transmission? Does one typically suffer more lag then the other or is this typically a non issue? This may be thee dumbest question of all time??!
Hi! I have no clue! Maybe Bluetooth transmitter would be better. I'm not sure though, I don't have much experience with wireless.
A techno dad I have a 500w house stereo LG OM5560, I want to add another speaker to bump what do you reccomend buying a extra bluetooth 500w speaker or 250w speaker what's safe and how do you distribute the watts I dont want to do something wrong?.
Hi! I'm not 100% sure what you're trying to do with the bluetooth speaker. Are you trying to get surround sound, or just add more speakers?
@@TechnoDad im just trying to add and buy a extra bluetooth speaker but I dont know how many watts its should be since the stereo says it puts out 500watts, dont want to go to high or to low just enough to match the other speaker
I liked the slides.
Thanks!
I would have a notice on my door telling me to gtfo if I had my speaker over 100db. Lol.
I bought the rp-280f’s. This is all I got right now, replacing my old budget surround system. I’m getting the Sony STRDN1080 for Christmas. Is this a good match or did I go overkill on the receiver?
Hi!! That should pair up just fine!
God video.
But this resit more questions then answers for me.
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All of My Diy Speakers are 98Db 1 Watt Per Meater***
By 18 are 800 Watts and the other 18 is 1200 Watts Con. Power***
All of My 15's are 97.9 DB and 600 Watts***
My four of My 8 inch Mid Drivers are 240 Watts 96Db and My 6 horns are 105 Db at 150 Watts***
I have 5000 Watts and That's at 4 Ohms and I Have 5 Poweramps and I use Mostly QSC Power amps***
and I use 12 Gauge Speaker Wire for All My Speakers***
All of my Speakers Are Pro Audio PA Grade And It's Really Beefy Sounded****
A good Rule on Speakers is A 100 Watt Speaker Should Have Around 150 Watts Or Higher***
Also If You Use A 8 Ohm Speaker The Power Amp Should Have 150 Watts at 8 Ohms and I Disgard Peak Power and Program Watts and It Must Say Contious Power****
I Wish These Home Theater denon Recievers or other Brands Tell You The Full Output at All Channels Driven***
All From Gerard Stroh****
Power? I have a Parasound 2350. 600 watts per channel. Enough?
Lol! Probably!!
Can anyone tell me if the Sony SS-G5's are any good?
can you tell me a output power of a speaker is 1000w . so in average sound how much power it will consume??
From what amp?
@@TechnoDad no i m asking the electric consumption of a speaker will be 1000 watt or less than that if we have a home theater with max 1000 watt output..
105dB PEAK, 85db typical for Home Theater. _EDITED: 105db Peak for the main speakers, 115db Peak for the Subwoofers)._
Most people don't watch above 70dB though. -15 on the AVR. So peaks will be 90dB for the average consumer
@@alyssacrypto - - Watching the _"Hobbit"_ one night, I hit in excess of 110db Peaks with NO Subwoofer. I will concede that most normal people in most normal rooms, are under the 0db setting on the volume control which is calibrated at 85db _(85db actual = 0db Displayed)._ Though how far under in uncertain, and I have encountered people who listen at ABOVE 0db on the read out dial.
You don't need to do the sound test at the full unity dB level. If you can measure the signal level as say, Volts RMS of VU etc, you can convert between standards to reduce the signal by -10 or -20 dB etc and then measure the dB SPL from the speaker which will be the same -10 or -20 dB lower than it will be at unity dB. This is good enough and will not be so stupid loud that you go deaf & become an extremely annoying person to your neighbors & family.
Simplest answer is the amplifier should be double the power of the speakers so you have plenty of headroom......and if you play it too loud and blow your speakers that's like red lining your cars rpm's and blow the motor. = totally on you.
LOL! Love it!
I blew it when I bought my amp and speakers, the sensitivity is around 88 db. speakers around 140 watts and amp around 210 watts I should have bought bigger amp around 300 watts??
Possibly, but I think it also depends on how big your room is
@@TechnoDad room is 16'L x 10' W x 8H no 4th wall patio doors to right and dinning room and kitchen room on left concrete ceiling living in condo
It also depends on quality of the amp all watts are different