Hello to all members,
It is my first post here although I am a reader since 2020 so I would like to start by congratulating all members and founder for this impressive and amazing resource that ASR has become.
So, I have owned a pair of EV Eliminator tops (15 inch driver) for a long time, and I am thinking of repurposing them as speakers for my living room (6.22m * 3.25m rectangular) because they seem to me (not an expert) as half-decent even for this purpose (with the help of some parametric eq maybe), and I already own them, but I would also like to hear your thoughts on their worthiness to use as relatively good fidelity speakers.
The main question I have is about what amplifier to use in this scenario, I want one with passive cooling only and I am kind of running in a budget. First I was thinking that something like an Hypex NC502MP based amplifier would be good enough (I don't need to drive them to full sound output, less than half is probably enough), but given their manual states that "Amplifier continuous
ratings of 250 watts to 400 watts are suggested." I am concerned that the NC502MP's continuous 100w per channel rating is not enought to drive them in an healthy way. Am I wrong? What about the NCx500 or other hi-fi amplifiers you think are more suited to the task?
I might add one or two Rythmik L12 subs later on, and find the best way to integrate them with the rest of the system (currently only have a usb SMSL dac, and listen exclusively to digital files from my windows pc on my current amplifier and passive speakers).
Any feedback about any of the questions and the general idea is welcome.
It is my first post here although I am a reader since 2020 so I would like to start by congratulating all members and founder for this impressive and amazing resource that ASR has become.
So, I have owned a pair of EV Eliminator tops (15 inch driver) for a long time, and I am thinking of repurposing them as speakers for my living room (6.22m * 3.25m rectangular) because they seem to me (not an expert) as half-decent even for this purpose (with the help of some parametric eq maybe), and I already own them, but I would also like to hear your thoughts on their worthiness to use as relatively good fidelity speakers.
The main question I have is about what amplifier to use in this scenario, I want one with passive cooling only and I am kind of running in a budget. First I was thinking that something like an Hypex NC502MP based amplifier would be good enough (I don't need to drive them to full sound output, less than half is probably enough), but given their manual states that "Amplifier continuous
ratings of 250 watts to 400 watts are suggested." I am concerned that the NC502MP's continuous 100w per channel rating is not enought to drive them in an healthy way. Am I wrong? What about the NCx500 or other hi-fi amplifiers you think are more suited to the task?
I might add one or two Rythmik L12 subs later on, and find the best way to integrate them with the rest of the system (currently only have a usb SMSL dac, and listen exclusively to digital files from my windows pc on my current amplifier and passive speakers).
Any feedback about any of the questions and the general idea is welcome.