Post by belbo on Feb 2, 2020 9:03:10 GMT 12
Hi,
Due to a recent discussion with Owen I came to think about matching amplifier line sensitivity and input voltage. Is there any rule of thumb in-terms of how far above or below is OK? For example: for my amplifier input sensitivity is 600mV, I know that going well-below means that more amplification will be needed to get the desired spl. What happens if it's substantially higher? I've read about overloading the input, is that a problem? For a period I was using a HOMC cartridge and in the beginning I was using the MC instead of the MM setting on my phono: the sound was clearly distorted - I calculated the voltage and it was 1.2mV (roughly double the line input sensitivity). My current DAC output voltage is 2.1VRMS can this be a problem? So generally is overloading the amplifier line input something to be taken into account? cheers!
Due to a recent discussion with Owen I came to think about matching amplifier line sensitivity and input voltage. Is there any rule of thumb in-terms of how far above or below is OK? For example: for my amplifier input sensitivity is 600mV, I know that going well-below means that more amplification will be needed to get the desired spl. What happens if it's substantially higher? I've read about overloading the input, is that a problem? For a period I was using a HOMC cartridge and in the beginning I was using the MC instead of the MM setting on my phono: the sound was clearly distorted - I calculated the voltage and it was 1.2mV (roughly double the line input sensitivity). My current DAC output voltage is 2.1VRMS can this be a problem? So generally is overloading the amplifier line input something to be taken into account? cheers!
