user manual
Impact 50
AMPLIFIER CONSIDERATIONS
Turbosound speaker enclosures should be driven by high quality power amplifiers designed for professional use. Such amplifiers will have balanced inputs, DC and RF fault protection, and well designed cooling systems for reliability.
The program power listed in the loudspeaker’s technical specification is the best guide to the size of amplifier required for general purpose applications. The amplifier should therefore be capable of delivering long term broadband power equal to the loudspeaker’s program power rating at the loudspeaker’s stated nominal impedance. This approach allows sufficient headroom to generate good dynamic range.
RECOMMENDED AMPLIFIER POWER RATINGS:
The amplifier's rated r.m.s. continuous power output (20Hz – 20kHz, per channel) should be equal to the program power handling of the loudspeaker at its nominal impedance.
In general, the more powerful the amplifier the better it will sound, provided that it is not driven into sustained clipping. It should be understood that overdriving an insufficiently powered amplifier is more likely to cause loudspeaker damage
–the total energy in a heavily clipped signal is far higher than in an unclipped signal - than operating a more powerful amplifier within its specified ratings.
LOUDSPEAKER CONNECTIONS
The Impact 50 is provided with a recessed connector panel housing a pair of
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