Hey all. I'm interested in adding more power/spl to my 5150s. They mesh perfectly with my Acoustats. Very fast, flat to 15hz but I have to have the dsp on soft clip to prevent them from farting when the going gets tough. So in you guys' opinion, could I just put a more powerful amp in them or would I need to also use more capable drivers? Speakers always take quite a bit more power than they're rated at, hence my query. TIA
There is a shorting connector from filter out to power amp in, so could I just couple a different amp to the filter output? There's nothing in the manual.
There is a shorting connector from filter out to power amp in, so could I just couple a different amp to the filter output? There's nothing in the manual.
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"Farting" could be describing the sound of the speakers reaching Xlim at low frequencies just above or below Fb (box tuning) or amp clipping, or a combination of both.
The Linn's 200 watt amp is probably a close match to the 5 ohm speaker's capability.
The "soft clip" is probably reducing peaks by 6 dB or so. If so, power would need to be increased to around 800 watts to avoid clipping, would likely require drivers with both more excursion and power handling capability, which may require different DSP.
Might as well just use the soft clip or add another sub for when the going gets tough.
The Linn's 200 watt amp is probably a close match to the 5 ohm speaker's capability.
The "soft clip" is probably reducing peaks by 6 dB or so. If so, power would need to be increased to around 800 watts to avoid clipping, would likely require drivers with both more excursion and power handling capability, which may require different DSP.
Might as well just use the soft clip or add another sub for when the going gets tough.
Thanks for the reply. It's probably a combination as you suggest. I wonder if I can sub in a more powerful amp? there's a shorting bar from filter out to amp in on the panel.
Yes, you could substitute amplifiers, but looks like you would have to open the cabinet up to gain access to the speaker terminals to bypass the internal amplifier.
Right, didn't realize that. Linn is not getting back to me about this question🙂
Not sure about going ahead since it's a negative impedance amp, responsible for all that awesome damping I'm enjoying. I would upgrade both the speakers and amp if I could keep the sq and just up the output.
Not sure about going ahead since it's a negative impedance amp, responsible for all that awesome damping I'm enjoying. I would upgrade both the speakers and amp if I could keep the sq and just up the output.
Upgrading both the woofers and amplifier will be more expensive than selling the subwoofer and buying or building a bigger one.
So this is the reply I got from Linn: "The RCA LINE OUT connectors of the AV5150 will only deliver a full range audio signal (unfortunately, there is no method for these outputs to deliver a filtered audio signal)".