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Amps with clip indicators that fire at 3dB below actual clip?
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<blockquote data-quote="Greg Cameron" data-source="post: 3517" data-attributes="member: 42"><p>On Yorkville's general info page, they claim: </p><p></p><p>"Most manufacturers set the threshold of their Clip LED's to fire at 3 decibels (dB) below the point of distortion. As a result, small amounts of Clip light activity are likely to be acceptable, however check your manual to be sure. In amplifiers with built-in limiters, Clip LED activity can indicate that the limiter is working."</p><p></p><p>Who is making amps where the clip indicator isn't indicating actual clip? This is news to me. It seems wasteful to indicate clip 3dB below actual clip as that the clip light would be lighting up at 50% of the actual rated output power for a given load.</p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Greg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greg Cameron, post: 3517, member: 42"] On Yorkville's general info page, they claim: "Most manufacturers set the threshold of their Clip LED's to fire at 3 decibels (dB) below the point of distortion. As a result, small amounts of Clip light activity are likely to be acceptable, however check your manual to be sure. In amplifiers with built-in limiters, Clip LED activity can indicate that the limiter is working." Who is making amps where the clip indicator isn't indicating actual clip? This is news to me. It seems wasteful to indicate clip 3dB below actual clip as that the clip light would be lighting up at 50% of the actual rated output power for a given load. Thanks, Greg [/QUOTE]
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