gain matching

Hi everyone, I'm looking for some technical consensus on a power-limiting strategy. My Setup: • Pre-pro: Yamaha RX-A2A • Mains: Focal Chora 826-D (Rated 8 Ohms nominal, but drops to 2.9 Ohms. Power handling is 160W RMS / 250W Peak). • Subwoofer: Monolith 15" THX (Handling everything below...

Hi guys, I recently picked up a pair of Shure A15AS XLR attenuators (set to -15db) to run between my tube pre and solid state power amp. The amp is a loaner from a good friend that I may purchase but it’s much more ~typical audiophile~ than anything I’ve ever considered before. My speakers...

Hi, I have been running my 7.2.6 system with a Denon AVR-X6700H (link to ASR review) and two external amplifiers (XTZ Edge A2-300, link to ASR review, link to the manual with specs) for the LCRs. I've used these amps with the gain set to its highest setting without thinking about whether it is...

Dear Forum members, Allow me to call on your knowledge due to a problem with Gain settings. This is my setup: Raspberry Pi 3B+ / PiCoreplayer (USB) Benchmark DAC2 (Pi by USB 2.0) Gain settings: dBu Vrms dB Ω 24 12.3 ? 60 14 4.0 ? 425 4 1.2 ? 135 AUDIOPHONICS LPA-S600NCX (Hypex NCX500) Gain...

hi, i need some help with the gain setting car: bmw f34 base audio (no amp) i have a 3 way on the front channel with Audison specific bmw component 4 inch (50w RMS) and axton sub specific bmw 8 inch (150w RMS) and on the rear a coaxial audison bmw specific 4inch (40w RMS) Everything power up by...

Tagging @DonH56 because of his understanding of this topic. My DAC output voltage has 4 discrete settings: 0.252 Vrms, 0.797 Vrms, 2.52 Vrms, and 7.957 Vrms. The input sensitivity of my integrated amplifier is listed as 0.6 Vrms. Now, between the preamp and power amp circuits of the...

Hi, Team. Wondering if there is a rule of thumb here, in terms gain matching your prepro and amps, in a separates config…. I have a very poor understanding here. I read about clipping, and ensuring enough voltage on the pre-outs to enable max output from your amp. Is there not protection built...