Oh my ... Ever heard the Marantz 512?
I rest my case.
Originally Posted by alexkerheadYou actually turned the volume all the way up on a set of L100s on 200watts?
I call BS.
You'd blow that L100 with a solid 200 watts in a heartbeat.
The voice coils simply CANNOT take 200watts.
I also don't believe you have owned a sx-1250, or else you would not have gotten rid of it. If you did, there was something wrong with it.
The only totl receivers I have seen that will blow under 4ohms are the suffixed DB sansui totls and the yamaha r-1000/r-2000.
My L100s cannot take but a little over half the volume this 1250 puts out before the woofers are bottoming. I found that out the hard way when I bumped the volume on accident.
Also, the 1250 will shut off the speaker relay when too much resistance is present, just so you know, you would have known that if you owned one.
Thanks for the info zilch, but since the L100s wont take full wattage at any volume, there is no risk of blowing the unit.