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I am currently running Hypex NC502 amps for my LCR (which are 4ohm speakers) and NC252 amps for surrounds and Atmos (8ohm speakers). This puts Vrms for the 502 around 2.3v and the 252 around 1.8v. With that, I have the Input Sensitivity of the HTP-1 set to 2.0 to kind of cut the difference of the two amps in half, which means my 502 isn't being given all of it's power/headroom but with so much power on tap it's not an issue.
However, I may be upgrading my LCR to 8ohm speakers, meaning the Vrms of the 502 amp would now be around 2.7Vrms. Since I would definitely be missing out on some good headroom if I still used a sensitivity of 2.0 on the HTP-1....should I bump the setting up to 2.7 if I get the new speakers? I know this means I am now possibly clipping the signal for the 252 amp, but being that this amp powers the surrounds and Atmos channels, that probably won't be an actual issue right?
However, I may be upgrading my LCR to 8ohm speakers, meaning the Vrms of the 502 amp would now be around 2.7Vrms. Since I would definitely be missing out on some good headroom if I still used a sensitivity of 2.0 on the HTP-1....should I bump the setting up to 2.7 if I get the new speakers? I know this means I am now possibly clipping the signal for the 252 amp, but being that this amp powers the surrounds and Atmos channels, that probably won't be an actual issue right?