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On another audio board, there was a discussion of a powered subwoofer's amplifier rating. This got me thinking as to what the maximum (peak) amplifier ratings for the BeoLab speakers are.
Specifically, does anyone know what the maximum amplifier outputs are for the 1000 W, 250 W, and 125 W ICEpower amplifiers as used in the BeoLab 5, 7-4, and 3 speakers?
I took at look at the ICEpower website but did not see this information provided.
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In the products section the BL3 figures given are 220W for bass and 120W for treble. Maybe Geoff Martin can help?
Dave.
They are D-class digital amplifiers, so my guess is that they can do the rated power all day long (if the power supply and cooling is up to it) but won't have any extra headroom above that.
So to form a shorter answer, I believe the rated output power is the maximum power you are looking for. Average continuous power is probably less.
--mika
The example that made me wonder about the max. amp rating for the BeoLabs is a powered subwoofer which has an amplifier rated at 4000 W RMS with a peak rating of 8000 W. I'm guessing it's a "digital" amplifier as all that is visible is a heat shield similar to the BeoLab 5.
Thanks, I hadn't noted that.
It's kind of odd that the "rated" amplifier output is 125 W while the "long term maximum output power" is 120 W into 8 ohms. Perhaps the rated power is for a 4 ohm load.