Re: My amp clipping led goes on on bass sections - can I avoid it without turning the volume down?

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> I think 
> you have to double the power to get 1db or some crazy thing like that. I

> don't remember exactly but it was very suprizing the first time I heard
it. 
> 
2x power = 3db  just noticeable.

10x power = 10db

So if your system was putting out 100db of sound and you wanted to 
increase it to 120db (a 20db increase) you would need 100x the power.

the formula is (hope this comes out graphically correct in this post)


            P1
10X  LOG  ------  = xdb
            P2

For a more detailed discussion and explaination for the difference in db 
calculations between power (watts) and voltage see here:

http://www.analogrules.com/dbwatts.html

For lots of neat calculations, just enter the data and read the results 
go here:

http://www.calculatoredge.com/electronics/decibel.htm

Note this is a db calculation page under Electronics.  There are lots 
more on other pages.


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