Hey all I just ordered some new speakers and was talking about my receiver/amp with the guy at the store and he warned me I could damage my speakers if my amp isn't powerful enough. Upon reading the manual that came with my speakers it explained that the amp could supply "dirty" power to the speakers at high volumes which could damage them. This got me thinking so I went and looked up the specs for my receiver and speakers:
Onkyo TX-SR605: specs
Paradigm Mini-monitor: specs
Paradigm CC-290: spets
Paradigm ADP-190: specs
So my first questions is basically I don't understand the cause of this. Shouldn't the receiver have a max volume that is low enough that it would never output "dirty" signal that could damage the speakers? How can I know how loud is too loud? Where I bought the speakers he said if I hear distortion/crackling then it's too loud, but by then it could be too late.
Looking at the specs for my receiver and speakers it looks like my fronts and surrounds are approximately within the proper range but my the center power output could be too low. Will I run into problems driving the CC-290 with my Onkyo 605? If so is there any solution other than buying a new receiver?
Here's a summary of (I think) the relevant specs:
Front L/R
Receiver
90 W + 90 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 0.08%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
105 W + 105 W (8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7%,2 channels driven, FTC)
110 W + 110 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.1%,2 channels driven, FTC)
Speaker
Suitable Amplifier Power Range: 15 - 100 watts
Maximum Input Power: 80 watts
Impedance: Compatible with 8 ohms
Center
Receiver
90 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 0.08%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
105 W (8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
110 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.1%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
Speaker
Suitable Amplifier Power Range: 15 - 175 watts
Maximum Input Power: 125 watts
Impedance: Compatible with 8 ohms
Surround L/R
Receiver
90 W + 90 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 0.08%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
105 W + 105 W (8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
110 W + 110 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.1%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
Speaker
Suitable Amplifier Power Range: 15 - 100 watts
Maximum Input Power: 80 watts
Impedance: Compatible with 8 ohms
Onkyo TX-SR605: specs
Paradigm Mini-monitor: specs
Paradigm CC-290: spets
Paradigm ADP-190: specs
So my first questions is basically I don't understand the cause of this. Shouldn't the receiver have a max volume that is low enough that it would never output "dirty" signal that could damage the speakers? How can I know how loud is too loud? Where I bought the speakers he said if I hear distortion/crackling then it's too loud, but by then it could be too late.
Looking at the specs for my receiver and speakers it looks like my fronts and surrounds are approximately within the proper range but my the center power output could be too low. Will I run into problems driving the CC-290 with my Onkyo 605? If so is there any solution other than buying a new receiver?
Here's a summary of (I think) the relevant specs:
Front L/R
Receiver
90 W + 90 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 0.08%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
105 W + 105 W (8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7%,2 channels driven, FTC)
110 W + 110 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.1%,2 channels driven, FTC)
Speaker
Suitable Amplifier Power Range: 15 - 100 watts
Maximum Input Power: 80 watts
Impedance: Compatible with 8 ohms
Center
Receiver
90 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 0.08%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
105 W (8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
110 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.1%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
Speaker
Suitable Amplifier Power Range: 15 - 175 watts
Maximum Input Power: 125 watts
Impedance: Compatible with 8 ohms
Surround L/R
Receiver
90 W + 90 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 0.08%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
105 W + 105 W (8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
110 W + 110 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.1%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
Speaker
Suitable Amplifier Power Range: 15 - 100 watts
Maximum Input Power: 80 watts
Impedance: Compatible with 8 ohms