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Member from France : my system in picture! Denon 6800
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One more point of note. Looks like your two Back Surround Speakers are 4 ohms. Assuming you have the Denon AVR-X3700H, a note of caution only here. The Denon is not rated for 4 ohm load. So just keep an eye on the amps temperature. If it starts shutting off or getting really hot (too hot to keep hand on top) you may have to drop the trim levels for those channels, add cooling, or get different 8 or 6 ohm speakers. But if it’s working now without problems your good. Just something to be aware of.
Indeed it is, but the hard effort will pay off once you have everything set up properly. Then you can sit back and enjoy sonic nirvana endlessly.I am in option 1
I will ask them
god it's complicated
yes I added fans, it is less hot yes ...
I just hope I made the right choice with Denon x3700 and purifi
I am a little anxious
What are you anxious about?
When you ask tech support from Audiophonics, share with them Amir’s review measurements for your Denon 3700H amp here: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/denon-avr-x3700h-avr-review.15031/
Specifically call their attention to this test result paragraph in the above review:
“As you see, peak performance with the amplifiers off is around 1.1 volts with SINAD of 101 dB which is excellent for an AVR. With the amps on, you are OK up to 1.4 volt output before it nose dives. So when selecting an external amplifier for channels beyond fronts, make sure it can output its maximum power at or below 1.4 volts (usually specified as "sensitivity").”
This will tell them the exact output voltage available from the Denon preout. Looks like 1.4 volts is max before driving into distortion.
Specifically call their attention to this test result paragraph in the above review:
“As you see, peak performance with the amplifiers off is around 1.1 volts with SINAD of 101 dB which is excellent for an AVR. With the amps on, you are OK up to 1.4 volt output before it nose dives. So when selecting an external amplifier for channels beyond fronts, make sure it can output its maximum power at or below 1.4 volts (usually specified as "sensitivity").”
This will tell them the exact output voltage available from the Denon preout. Looks like 1.4 volts is max before driving into distortion.
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anxious because a person on the forum HCFR France testified that the association is not good because one loses too much power with the history of the gains,
and also the message of Amirm which puts the doubt.
the difference between 2 VRMS and 4 VRMS is 6 dB.
do you think the volume knob on the Denon is always so high that these extra 6 dB are necessary?
Edit : 6 dB
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when the front amps are off, Amir says that you can go all the way up to 2 VRMS.
I'm guessing you have them turned of in the Denon settings? or are you using them?
Great, do you have an idea what is the sensitivity of your front L and R speakers are?
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He posted links to his speakers above. Can you cut and paste the text where Amir says can go to 2.0 volts with front amps off please? Obviously I missed that.
how far do you sit from the speakers?
He posted links to his speakers above. Can you cut and paste the text where Amir says can go to 2.0 volts with front amps off please? Obviously I missed that.
See post 59.
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Between 3.1 m and 3.2 m.
So you're maxing out at around 98 dB SPL (we deduct 6 dB remember). do you think that's enough? or you want it to be more dynamic?
I did some reading on audio phonics, be anxious no more lol!
To suit all uses we opted for 3 gain settings, adjustable by jumper on the interface card:
To suit all uses we opted for 3 gain settings, adjustable by jumper on the interface card:
- Gain of + 7.2dB, for a total of 20dB (default) - Maximum power reached with a signal of ~ 4.2V RMS
- Gain of + 12.5dB, for a total of 25.3dB - Maximum power reached with a signal of ~ 2.2V RMS
- Bypass: in this case the signal passes directly from the inputs to the modules, allowing the lowest possible gain of 12.8dB. This mode can be interesting when using a powerful preamplifier, capable of driving a load of 2 to 4kOhm and reaching a voltage of ~ 10V RMS