Clipping level

Posted by: Jonathan Gorse on 22 February 2001

Curious having posted to the 'what volume level do you listen at' thread.

What sort of vol position do Naim amps start audibly or even inaudibly clipping? Can you drive them at 5 o'clock cleanly or not?

Jonathan
(Who would rather ask than have an expensive SBL incident!)

Posted on: 22 February 2001 by Cheese
Jesus Christ.

Some time ago, I tested a NAP180 at home. I used to live in an isolated farmhouse, so turning it up was not a problem.

But turning the volume to 5 o'clock (on speakers with 91 db effectiveness) would have:

    reduced my hard-earned speakers to powder
    cooked my blood
    curled my hair
    provoked a second Krakatau
    blown away half the world
    been loud enough even for Motörhead.

2 o'clock was more than enough, actually. And that means something: last fall, I had been thrown out of my flat because two storeys lower, they didn't appreciate listening to AC/DC instead of the TV News. big grin

Bernard