I've heard this before... SS power amps should be run at their max, and you regulate the volume by changing the level of the signal feeding the power amp. I've been told it's the best way to keep the speakers from getting damaged. I'd like to hear a definitive answer on it though. I heard it from a salesman, and I tend to take everything a salesman says with a grain (or boulder) of salt.Tom said:dbmusicstudios said:that could actually be your problem.
I've talked to a carvin rep and was told to always keep the power at 0 db (all the way up), and control the volume with the output on the axe.
He told me that if you are running it anything lower than 0, you can possibly fry your speakers, because they will start drawing power from the electrical outlet or something like that....
I always run it on 0 db, and its working out great for me, i just usually run the axe master at around the equivalent to 2 and a half or 3 on a conventional amp volume knob.
-dan
Huh? That makes no sense. If running the volume at anything less than 100% would mess up the speakers, why would they put volume knobs on it and not make any mention of it in the manual? I don't know. Nothing personal toward you, but I have trouble believing that.