...when you are not feeding any signal to your 1050 but you turn ur volume up as high as it will go. Do u also hear some hissing and "clicks" as the dial goes up? just wondering.. thanks

I really don't understand this strange 'hobby' of turning up volume controls to maximum without anything plugged in etc. - just to see what one hears.

It all sounds a bit like flying down an Interstate at 160 mph and trying to open the doors and 'see what happens' - or maybe trying to throw the car in reverse or downshifting to 2nd gear in a shift-car.

Incidentally - one can really bust their speakers if somehow one accidentally creates some input. Also - all this dizzy 'volume turned all the way up' should ANYHOW always be done with capped inputs.

actually this turning up the volume was done by accident when I noticed it. Not really a "hobby"..although thanks for the idea i'm curious about this hiss because i'm using Klipsh speakers. I'm thinking it's because of their high efficiency or perhaps it's something everyone hears. Incidentlly, even at low volumes or quiet areas of a recording this hiss is very much present. Anyway, ever dunk a transistor radio in shallow water?

I also have Klipsch RF 3's. I first had them hooked up to a Harman Kardon AVR55. Alot of sound for "only" 55 watts. I never recall hearing any noticable hiss.
I sold my AVR in anticipation of an upgrade to the 950/770 combo. In the interim, I picked up an Adcom GFA 5502 (300W x 2 @8ohms, 450W x 2 @4ohms). This will be for my Magnepan "music only" system. I'm using a Creek OBH12 passive pre-amp (for now).
I guess the point is, I now have an audible hiss up near the speaker that I never heard before. I'm not quick to blame the components...they're well thought of. I tend to lean more towards the Klipschs'...they are sensitive, and I'm throwing alot of power at them.

yeah, thanks for ur reply. I also have the RF3's. I'm wondering if those horns are just too sensitive...I'm mean, it's really is no big deal. I just want to know if it's something I should worry about. thanks again.

I don't know why I did, but I tried this a couple of months ago and I heard nothing. I had to put my ear up next to the speaker -- my ear was actually touching the grill until I could hear anything. That impressed me a ton, because a fried of mine has the $1300 Sony receiver and that isn't the case. His puts out a double-ton of hiss.
Fletch

Please - will you people STOP turning the volume up to the top just to 'try something' (even if prefaced with 'I don't know why I did this')

If some kind of disturbance gets into your house current you will not only probably lose your speakers but - VERY SERIOUSLY - may PERMANENTLY damage your ear drum!!

All of this 'volume to the top' thing has NO SENSE anyhow - so there is nothing but STUPIDITY going on here!

[tail between my legs] Sorry. I was trying to see what the top number the dial went to as well. I won't do it again. Promise.
Fletch

i woudn't worry about it Fletch.. it's a hobby..not a job do what u want!

I hear if you pour beer in your amp, it will work better.

(ha ha ha)
I dont know but, after I pour beer in me I dont care where the volume is set at.


[This message has been edited by e-dogg (edited May 28, 2002).]

Well, I guess... about turning the volume to the top... it's a way to exaggerate whatever noise is in the amp or preamp to get a better measurement of it... it's not that you normally turn it up that high (although I'm sure that there are quite a few people that have played music with the 1050 turned to max...) but that if there's no noise at that volume level, you can know that there isn't noise at lower volume levels... but I did play music through the 1050 with the volume nearly at max (70+) just to see how it sounded... I played it that high for a few minutes and did not damage my ears or my furniture... so I don't think it's stupidity... after all, why would your volume knob have a highest setting if you weren't meant to use it?

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