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Re: Not very helpful.... That's Just One Man's Opinion

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My answer was more of a Reality Check Answer.

If you are familiar with low frequencies, you know that
it requires a sizeable amount of power.

Its better to have headroom than, none whatsoever.

Especially, when you are going down to those lower octaves.

He wants 60 - 80dB on 5 - 10 meters away on average. So, what
is he going to do when he wants to crank it up?

Also, he never discussed the type of music involved.

This is why I recomended feeding each driver 800 or more watts
for that extra headroom.

I see your using less than 250 a driver. I say less due to
each driver is 6 ohms, not 8 ohms. so your Carver is running
a heavier load than it is made for. (That particular model is
4 ohms minimum stereo)

Considering the minimum Thermal requirement for each driver is
300 watts, you are underpowering them. Which is fine for you,
for you already stated, you are no where near clip. However,
unless you need 60 - 80 dB, 5 - 10 meters away, you can't just
say the 375 watts is more than enough for his application.

Again, you can't go wrong with more power. Headroom is the key
to a better sounding system.

Best Regards,

Elliot


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