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I have a Bryston 3B powering my DIY transmission-line woofers that I use for
the 50 to 160 watt range, I use the old AcoustatX 100watt ESL for my my
midrange-lower treble.. The woofers became progressively more power hungry
as the dacron stuffing settled down. At present they are no match for the
Acoustats.
I have Behringer digital equaliser tied to my woofers,
Against the warnings of people who know more about electronic than I do I
tried to lift the overall bass range by 4db. with additional adjusments up
to 8db on some frequencies.
On testing with the Stereophile freqoency range test record and Radio Shack
SPL meter and playing music I can hear no distortion ( I use 1000Hz as my
base volume level).
Am I doing something wrong pushing the amp power that hard?
Should I desist and save for a bigger Bryston instead of boosting the 3B?
If my system sounds complicated that is because it is. It just
grew over many years. I put a lot of work in it and replacing it with an
equivalent quality system would be too expensive. (I use 9 speakers and 6
amps in my surround system).
Thanks for your opinions and advice.
Ludovic Mirabel
I have a Bryston 3B powering my DIY transmission-line woofers that I use for
the 50 to 160 watt range, I use the old AcoustatX 100watt ESL for my my
midrange-lower treble.. The woofers became progressively more power hungry
as the dacron stuffing settled down. At present they are no match for the
Acoustats.
I have Behringer digital equaliser tied to my woofers,
Against the warnings of people who know more about electronic than I do I
tried to lift the overall bass range by 4db. with additional adjusments up
to 8db on some frequencies.
On testing with the Stereophile freqoency range test record and Radio Shack
SPL meter and playing music I can hear no distortion ( I use 1000Hz as my
base volume level).
Am I doing something wrong pushing the amp power that hard?
Should I desist and save for a bigger Bryston instead of boosting the 3B?
If my system sounds complicated that is because it is. It just
grew over many years. I put a lot of work in it and replacing it with an
equivalent quality system would be too expensive. (I use 9 speakers and 6
amps in my surround system).
Thanks for your opinions and advice.
Ludovic Mirabel