20-Jan-2018, 16:07
A D400 will give you 300W at 8 ohms, 600W at 4 ohms and 800W at 3 ohms, the deepest dip of the Quatuor.
Do you remember what was the attenuation the D200 when you listen to them?
I recommend to never exceed 0dB when you are on a digital source and you don't know the headroom of the recording.
An other factor to consider is that if you want to fully benefit from SAM you should keep a good reserve of power for SAM to kick in. If you are listening at 0dB and that there is a low frequency signal that reaches 0dBFS and would require the boosting of SAM to be properly reproduced by the speaker, running at 0dB does not allow it to occur.
For that reason, On programs that peak near to 0dBFS, I am never pushing my D220 beyond -8dB, -6dB at most.
Jean-Marie
Do you remember what was the attenuation the D200 when you listen to them?
I recommend to never exceed 0dB when you are on a digital source and you don't know the headroom of the recording.
An other factor to consider is that if you want to fully benefit from SAM you should keep a good reserve of power for SAM to kick in. If you are listening at 0dB and that there is a low frequency signal that reaches 0dBFS and would require the boosting of SAM to be properly reproduced by the speaker, running at 0dB does not allow it to occur.
For that reason, On programs that peak near to 0dBFS, I am never pushing my D220 beyond -8dB, -6dB at most.
Jean-Marie
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