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Post Subject: Care and Feeding of Lowther: How Much Power is Too Much?Posted by Paul S on: 8/28/2012
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It just ocurred to me to stir things up by posting here about the fact that my own DEBZs (somehow) absorbed 600W peaks during a recent Mahler 3 frenzy. I remember reading somewhere that some owners of the biggest Horning speakers would run them at 120 dB, but this is the first time I have any experience like this to share. From my own experience, the extra power (and probably the feedback) from my Marantz MA-9S2s makes the Lowthers sound better than before, especially at higher volumes and with more complex music. It will take more listening at high levels to tell whether the "gelatin ceiling" still happens; but I was not thinking about this when listening to the Mahler 3. Rather, I was amazed at what the Lowther can do OB when fed by the MA-9S2. And funny, but I think perhaps I can pull back a little on the notch filters (lower R), or I am curious to try it. Whooda thunk it?
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