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Would a heavy hand on the volume blow my 845s

Went a little crazy with Stanley Clark. Pushed my SET amp as hard as I ever had. Just grooving with some ear splitting/heart thumping bass. Preamp read 90 (digital volume read-out goes to 100) and I think I could have pushed even more. I backed off because I was nervous I'd blow the 845s, but I was itching to hear just what 101db speakers could do with my amp maxed out. Is this a legitimate worry? What would happen if I pushed that baby right to the top? Not a habbit, but sometimes the music calls for some very serious spls. thanks in advance, warren
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sherod
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Warren,
I'm not familiar with your amp/speaker set-up, but here is a quote taken from an IAR review on an 845 tube based amp:
Regarding reaching the clipping point:
"Because the triode's transfer characteristic curves gently outside its linear region, there is no sudden onset of ugly sounding clipping. Instead, the sound simply starts becoming slightly dirty, grundgy, and fuzzy -- imperceptibly so at first, then gradually more and more noticeably as the music gets louder."
I would recommend that you contact tech support of your amp manufacturer for more info. The folks at Zu might be able to assist as well. Have fun and let 'er rip!
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