Does anyone know if a Cambridge CX81 will sufficiently power B&W 606s2's. Eating terrible pre-amp, amp components purchased from England. Everything I read says need 200 watts or better to adequately power B&W's.
Don't know where you read that, please exactly where you saw this.Does anyone know if a Cambridge CX81 will sufficiently power B&W 606s2's. Eating terrible pre-amp, amp components purchased from England. Everything I read says need 200 watts or better to adequately power B&W's.
Sounds like that calculator need a recalibrating... Perhaps reading manufacturers recommendations might prove more beneficial.New here sorry.
I used the crown amphlipher calculator. Before used the standard the 1.5 x min to the stated speaker requirement.
The "eating it" ment I got taken by unscrupulous direct sell junk, $1000 I will never get back.
Currently 606s2's anniversary, turntable Fluance RT84, the amps are IOTA.
Speakers are rated for 140 at 8 oms.
Don't know where you read that, please exactly where you saw this.
B&W themselves suggest 30-120wpc as recommended power from an amplifier.
Certainly have no idea what you mean by ' eating terrible preamp ' etcetera.....
the CX81 will have adequate power.
Please expand ....
Do you own either amp or speakers.?
So sorry just figuring things out. I posted a separate thread instead of replying. I can repost if necessary.
I am not too sure what volume you intend to listen at but that calculator appears to give strange results. The 75 wpc on its own is a bit high.Used the amphlipher calculator from Crown. It takes the distance, speaker sensitivity, desired listening dB, headspace. Used a dB app to determine listening level.. Seems to very greatly any movement i.e. 1 meter distance, 1db sensitivity, 1 degree headspace. Calculated to 75 amps but the school of thought seem to be 1 1/2 to 2× the base rating. Did I get that wrong?