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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: 47545" data-attributes="member: 42"><p>Re: Amps with clip indicators that fire at 3dB below actual clip?</p><p></p><p>Hello Rob. Yes, I'm aware of this with digital mixers, My Venue has the ability to set the clip light threshold to whatever you want. But we're talking power amps here which are a different beast since the goal is often to squeeze as much juice out of a power amp as you can, rather than limit yourself by potentially wasting half the available power. I know that my Crest Pro series amps have actual clip detection to light the LEDs. And this is true of every amp that I've worked with. My other question is, how would a power amp "know" when it's 3dB below clip since the conditions before clip can vary based on load and available mains power? Wouldn't the amp have to clip before hand before a guestimate of what 3dB below clip would be? It seems true clip detection/indication would be much more simple to implement and more useful.</p><p></p><p>Greg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greg Cameron, post: 47545, member: 42"] Re: Amps with clip indicators that fire at 3dB below actual clip? Hello Rob. Yes, I'm aware of this with digital mixers, My Venue has the ability to set the clip light threshold to whatever you want. But we're talking power amps here which are a different beast since the goal is often to squeeze as much juice out of a power amp as you can, rather than limit yourself by potentially wasting half the available power. I know that my Crest Pro series amps have actual clip detection to light the LEDs. And this is true of every amp that I've worked with. My other question is, how would a power amp "know" when it's 3dB below clip since the conditions before clip can vary based on load and available mains power? Wouldn't the amp have to clip before hand before a guestimate of what 3dB below clip would be? It seems true clip detection/indication would be much more simple to implement and more useful. Greg [/QUOTE]
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