Got these w/ Audio Technica ATLP60 &amp; Lepai 2020 amp. Used 20 gauge speaker wire. It sounds great but doesn't get very loud. How do I get more volume?
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You need a bigger amplifier. The Micca Clubs are not very efficient so they require more power to get louder. The Lepai roughly puts out 10w before it starts to distort. Try a bigger amp like the SMSL SA-36 pro or SA-50. Also, is the turntable's output set to line or phono? It should have a switch. Set it to line out. The lepai amp does not have a phono preamp.
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To be honest I have always ran the gain pretty low because I use it as a direct amp and use other pedals for higher gain. The high or mid equalizer maybe? If the volume is really high alomg with the gain there could be more hiss.
907651
I'd stick with the same. Some amplifiers can operate "unsafely" I.e. overheating or crappy sound, if they can't produce the right impedance per whatever ohm each speaker has. I'd start from ground up if you're wanting bigger better sound
1402360
First make sure your sound card output is turned up full. Then make sure the volume on the speaker is turned up. Then lastly return them to Amazon because they sound like crap and buy some Tannoy 401's and enjoy real music from pro audio sound. That is what I did
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I wonder what your source component is and if possibly your converters are somehow not "playing nice" with the HiFiMan transducers.; I am into year 2 with mine and after 200 or so hours of break-in the mids and low end have opened up along with the soundstage but only positives have happened, nothing negative. (I am using an Oppo BDP-95 running via XLR to a Teac HA-501-B headphone amp. ALSO, it may be something is loose inside the cups that is resonating. I can honestly say other than not liking the way my cables attach, I can find very little to complain about regarding these cans. Good luck! Cheers! Marty G
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I got some feedback when using the amplifier in a small room and at high volume. Try lower volume or any close wall at front. If feedback is always present, maybe is defective.
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Sounds like it'll be slightly under-powered. It's always better (IMO) to overpower speakers to avoid blowing them at odd frequencies and high volumes. Power is exponentially more important than quality of speakers. Cheap speakers will sound great with an awesome power source but great speakers won't live up to their potential with inadequate or overrated ( cheap) power/amplifiers. My suggestion is overpowering your speakers about 15-20% more than the speakers are rated for. Won't matter if you don't "work" your speakers hard but under powering effects rebound of the speaker cone and can tear them apart. I believe these speakers are rated for either 125w or 150w. I matched mine up perfectly and wish I would have gotten a bigger amplifier, although they sound great but begin to struggle at very high volumes. It'll be fine if you don't abuse your speakers though.
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Hmmm . . . the only thing I can think of then is that perhaps you have a defective unit. On mine, the low end is full and powerful, so much so that I've never felt the need for a sub (I'm using JBL L880's by the way). Curious--do you also notice this phenomenon with headphones?
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To elaborate on my previous post, and to answer the question, it sounds fine at low volume if you're looking for clean sounds. I needed a louder amp which is why I chose this model. Best thing to do is find one locally and take it for a test drive.
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try changing your center channel speaker to large(in the settings) i had my center channel on small and i had the sub level at +7,after i changed the center from small to large...WOW,i now have the sub level at 0 and it actually sounds better.....
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I had a similar problem. All you can do is cut the wires and splice in 4 meters worth of speaker cable. It's what I did, and i did not notice any loss of fidelity.
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I put it through a small (6" speaker) Peavy amp, tweaked it a little and it sound's great! Put it through a good PA it will blow people away!
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If you are adjusting your volume from a preamp or other sources such as iPod or mobile phone, you just need to set the volume to max (ie turn the volume knob to max) on the AudioSource amp-100. I've set mine up this way and works great!
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Make sure red and white connectors are inserted into color matched audio out ports. Turn speakers on at base unit and make sure volume is turned up. Use + switch on base unit to increase sound level. Hope this helps!
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The problem is not just the speakers. There isn't sufficient amplification to product acceptable sound levels.best to get a sound bar or an inexpensive receiver and speakers. YMMV
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Not to hear sound, but getting speakers like this is definitely best with an amplifer. I recommend 50-60Wrms to each side (with HPF around 90 hz) for optimal preformance.
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i would look for something else. these dont have a very high db so its not very loud. plus they arent as crisp as a cerwin vega speaker. these distort too easily.