Hello,
I own a Schiit Lyr, that I don't use much and I was evaluating if I could use it as a low-cost amplifier for a couple of high efficiency 16Ohm/ch speaker.
This is my reasoning behind it:
The amp max power is rated 6.0 Wrms/channel @32 ohms.
Ohm's law tells me that 6Wrm@32Ohm corresponds to 13.9Vrms x 0.433Arms, which means I can safely draw from the ampifier output at least 0.433Arms/ch without sending its output stage in thermal runaway.
Let say I connect the 16Ohm/ch speakers, and protect the output stage with a 0.4A fuse, I should be able to 2.56W of pure class A per channel.
The output impedance of the LYR2 is 2.6Ohm, so I won't expect the damping factor to be that great, but considering I am gonna be driving very lightweight drivers that shouldn't be horrible.
Anything I forgot to consider?
I own a Schiit Lyr, that I don't use much and I was evaluating if I could use it as a low-cost amplifier for a couple of high efficiency 16Ohm/ch speaker.
This is my reasoning behind it:
The amp max power is rated 6.0 Wrms/channel @32 ohms.
Ohm's law tells me that 6Wrm@32Ohm corresponds to 13.9Vrms x 0.433Arms, which means I can safely draw from the ampifier output at least 0.433Arms/ch without sending its output stage in thermal runaway.
Let say I connect the 16Ohm/ch speakers, and protect the output stage with a 0.4A fuse, I should be able to 2.56W of pure class A per channel.
The output impedance of the LYR2 is 2.6Ohm, so I won't expect the damping factor to be that great, but considering I am gonna be driving very lightweight drivers that shouldn't be horrible.
Anything I forgot to consider?
The distortion will likely go up more than you expect, but you have nothing to lose by trying it.