I have had these speakers for a while and REALLY want to get them going loud but I don't know if I can safely do it. At about half way, you can feel vibrations through the entire house but.... it's only halfway. Do you think they would break if I went past that?
Yea. You can blow them out. i wouldnt go too high.
why would they let the dial go past a safe amount? If they break, then it's really their fault and you can send it in to them.
Not entirely true. Speakers can wear and Tear. It deals with the plate and disc that virbate the sound out. Those can be destroyed.NemeSiS-Factor wrote:
why would they let the dial go past a safe amount? If they break, then it's really their fault and you can send it in to them.
I have those speakers too. No reason you would ever need to go past half. I had my dial at three lights and my neighbor below me called teh cops. fucking bitch. But the above poster is right.
Eh ........ those are 135$ computer speakers and yes they can break, if you turn up the volume to where it starts to sound bad you`re well on your way of getting some new ones.
As long as you hear a sharp clean sound there is nothing to worry about
As long as you hear a sharp clean sound there is nothing to worry about
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I have that set, they piss me off though. Two nice little glitches:
-If I hit the power button on the control bar thing that has the volume dial, then in a few hours my speakers start making fucking strange noises. They sound like a very quickly successive line of farts, usually going from a low pitch to a high pitch. Then a 10 second break before starting again. What the fuck, seriously? The worst is when there's a power outage at night while you're asleep, since then you get woken up by the farts.
-If I leave the power on (with the volume lights on), then one of the speakers makes this strange buzzing/hissing noise. It's hard to fall asleep with that.
So I end up having to switch the power off on the subwoofer if I want a good night's sleep.
-If I hit the power button on the control bar thing that has the volume dial, then in a few hours my speakers start making fucking strange noises. They sound like a very quickly successive line of farts, usually going from a low pitch to a high pitch. Then a 10 second break before starting again. What the fuck, seriously? The worst is when there's a power outage at night while you're asleep, since then you get woken up by the farts.
-If I leave the power on (with the volume lights on), then one of the speakers makes this strange buzzing/hissing noise. It's hard to fall asleep with that.
So I end up having to switch the power off on the subwoofer if I want a good night's sleep.
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The recommended and my personal use guide is, If you can hear other things vibrating, chances are, the plates are being loosened. So try to ensure a crisp sound without rattle.
Other parts of the speaker or other things in the room?Naughty_Om wrote:
The recommended and my personal use guide is, If you can hear other things vibrating, chances are, the plates are being loosened. So try to ensure a crisp sound without rattle.
I have a pair of sweet Klipsch Computer Speakers and never turn them up too loud. If you want Loud as hell, no computer speakers will do it well. Computer speakers are for sound in the immediate area. If you want to get louder, do the logical thing. Hook your computer up to a full home stereo system.
i dont understand how some people can turn up speakers so loud that they distort the sound and are then surprised they blew.. its amazing how stupidity works
That's why I'm asking.... because I want to make sure before I do thatSuperSlowYo wrote:
i dont understand how some people can turn up speakers so loud that they distort the sound and are then surprised they blew.. its amazing how stupidity works
Both. Especially items next to the speaker. But if there is a distinct rattling from the speaker, turn down the bass or turn down the master volume, depending on situation.bobby177 wrote:
Other parts of the speaker or other things in the room?Naughty_Om wrote:
The recommended and my personal use guide is, If you can hear other things vibrating, chances are, the plates are being loosened. So try to ensure a crisp sound without rattle.
I've got them, and I can't stand to have them up louder than 3 or 4 lights. I want to preserve what hearing I have left.
You couldn't be more wrong...NemeSiS-Factor wrote:
why would they let the dial go past a safe amount? If they break, then it's really their fault and you can send it in to them.
Think of a car. Your tach may go to 10,000RPM, but that doesn't mean you can redline it and expect it to be fine, just because it CAN go that high.
everyone here is right. everything has a threshold and an operating range. if you want speakers that won't distort before you go deaf, put down the cash for it. otherwise, don't complain about not being able to turn them up without them blowing.
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I got the Z5500s and I can actually turn them up all the way without damaging them, though they sound completely distorted and you can't understand anything that's coming from them, lol. But they do have a "boost" mode that goes past the loudest setting. I'm confident that if I go into the "boost" then I'll blow the speakers cuz the instruction manual told me it would and is only meant for boosting the volume of very low volume media. It's loud even when there's no sound coming from my PC, lol.
naahh but them to do the max for like a sec... you will see the result your self
Yes you can break speakers by making them too loud, but the company usually makes it so the maximum sound level on the speaker is well within the safe range for that speaker. But as with any other product, the harder you run it the shorter its overall lifespan will be.
just don't turn the dial up to 11.
While that is a good rule of thumb, there are some pretty awesome subs that are meant to make that much bass.Naughty_Om wrote:
The recommended and my personal use guide is, If you can hear other things vibrating, chances are, the plates are being loosened. So try to ensure a crisp sound without rattle.
Also, on some computer speaker sets, the distortion you hear is the amp clipping, not the speakers being overdriven. (Most computer speaker sets use really cheap amps)
I've got slightly louder speakers than those (Z-5400) and I have them at full volume quite often with no distortion whatsoever. No problems whatsoever. PC speaker sets tend to be fine turned up to their maximum volume (yeah, there'll be more wear and tear, but it's not too bad), I know mine have a function to go beyond maximum volume for audio content that is recorded at a very low volume - I don't recommend using such features for normal volume audio media.
Non PC speaker sets are a very different matter. Pluging crappy speakers into a massive amp is a great way to blow them in seconds.
That seems very strange to me. My speakers don't distort at all at high volumes (except in cases where I have a crap audio source) and some friends of mine use those speakers at full volume with no serious distortion. You must have something setup wrong. Do you have them connected digitally? Are you using a decent soundcard? Because full volume DTS audio (DTS > Dolby) on my Z-5400 and my friends Z-5500 speakers sounds great.T4rd wrote:
I got the Z5500s and I can actually turn them up all the way without damaging them, though they sound completely distorted and you can't understand anything that's coming from them, lol.
Non PC speaker sets are a very different matter. Pluging crappy speakers into a massive amp is a great way to blow them in seconds.