GroovySauce
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What does it mean when the needles on the meters start dancing when you turn up the amp?
On the ZMA I’m burning in some drivers and really turning it up. The needles start to dance at about the same time I can see the drivers moving a lot.
When the needles start dancing is this shortening the life of the tubes? is it stressing the amp in a way that will harm it? Is it okay to have a little bump on the needles? what about a big swing?
For context:
I’m currently burning in my new PAP quintet 15 drivers and XO, baffles should be here this coming week!
I have them setup so I can listen to music as they are playing, sounds off, yet better than I expected. I have about 100 hours on them right now.
I’ve experienced that after a speaker has hundreds of hours on them “having a party” can significantly improve the sound.
Many years ago I had Watt Puppy 8’s driven by VTL MB-450’s I had had them for many months maybe a year. I had a party and it was cranking, dance club levels! I blew 2 tubes and the police were called…. it was loud!
Side note, from a teenager I’ve worn and carried earplugs and yes I was wearing ear plugs that night.
A few days later after I was fully recovered from my hangover I had a listening session. It was very memorable! I couldn’t believe how good my system sounded! Having 16 6550’s total and they weren’t matched I don’t think the 2 new tubes made the significant difference. It was the driver mechanical bits that got a good workout.
Ever since, after I have some time on a pair of speakers I play them loud for a few hours. I’ve consistently found improvements doing this.
Today I popped in my ear plugs and turned up the ZMA and the needles started to bump with the music. turned it up a little more and they started to really dance with the music, turned it up even more and they started to go crazy flopping around not related to the music.
Is it okay to let the needles “dance” a little? or should I find a 200w+ amp to borrow for a day?
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