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Offline Shriio

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Red peak light on my "NAD Digital Preamplifer 118", what is it?
« on: September 26, 2012, 06:10:03 AM »
So, I just got my new amplifier and sometimes I play really loud music, but then a red peak light starts lightning?
Anyone know what this "peak" means?

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« Last Edit: September 26, 2012, 06:13:41 AM by Shriio? »
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Re: Red peak light on my "NAD Digital Preamplifer 118", what is it?
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2012, 06:15:17 AM »
Yep
It means that your amp is at its highest.
If you want to play at that volume, without damaging it. Then turn down the bass, the lower tones take a lot of power.

Have an NAD myself.

Offline OwenCobs

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Re: Red peak light on my amplifier, what is it?
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2012, 06:16:30 AM »
The peak on an amplifier is when the voltage/current going through it is at it's physical peak so by adding more current to it's peak will do nothing expect distort the music and it may damage the amplifier.

Sorry going engineer on you now.



Think of it like this, Amplifiers work with an AC (Alternating current) and the peak voltage is literally the top of the electronic pulse which is all the amplifier can produce so you are at the redline where it simply can't do any more and by doing so will damage the speakers. Don't bother getting a new amplifier because even if you get one the speakers may not take that sort of current it's producing. 

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Re: Red peak light on my "NAD Digital Preamplifer 118", what is it?
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2012, 06:25:48 AM »
Cool! Thanks for your answers! Really helped my out. :)
Cerwin Vega AL 1000 x2, NAD Compact Disc Player C 521, NAD Digital Preamplifier 118, NAD Stereo Power Amplifier 128 THX

 

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