AV Receiver:
Yamaha RXV485 (Black)
Speakers:
Tibo Edge 450 (Black)
Subwoofer:
Cambridge Audio Aero 9 (Black)
Also, I have a subwoofer connected. Speakers are set to small and are both at 0.0db. Subwoofer is at -5.0db. Volume is half way and crossover is on max. Crossover is 80hz on amp. Currently running in straight mode, no effects. Bass boost is turned off and bass and treble are set to bypass, which is the default settings. Dolby Digital is turned on on the Sky Q box.
How loud can I realistically take these? I want to add a centre speaker and rear speakers, and eventually change my subwoofer. I obviously won’t need the amp as loud when I add more speakers, but I would imagine it would draw the same amount of power. I would run it always in 5.1 for movies, and virtual 5.1 for stereo content, when I get more speakers.
The highest I have took these speakers is 0.0db, or +10.00db on Sky, because Sky boxes output really low volume. I’m not sure if this is relevant or not, but this was playing music. I didn’t notice any distortion, and I only did it once for about 10 minutes and was very drunk!
Normally I’ll take these to -10.00db up to -20.00db. Sometimes louder if the content I’m watching is quiet, or if I’m watching Sky. So how loud is too loud? I’ve never noticed any distortion. This is all through HDMI inputs on the amp.
On my old LG system, the volume went almost twice as loud (as the LG system) when connecting through aux as oppose to optical or HDMI, but then you lose the 5.1 sound and Dolby Digital. With HDMI inputs, I usually took that to Volume 35/40 and never noticed any distortion.
Sorry for such a lengthy post, I just want my system to work as it should, and want to invest my money wisely. I want true surround sound for movies, and good sound for music. I only want one system, so I don’t mind sacrificing the music slightly for the movies. I’ve had this system since April 2019, and got the subwoofer roughly a month later. Thanks.