Hello Widget
Arnold the actor is my Sci Fi hero. I have the limited edition THX version of T2. I listen to a decent amount of movies and am a real Sci Fi buff. Pearl Harbor is a kicker as well especially during the attack.
I ran an experiment on the 4344's last night. I used the old Telarc 1812 Oveture on CD as the test track. No high pass filter in place. Took out the digital peak reading SPL meter. Topped out at 112.8 db peak on the cannon shots. Those are wideband blasts with lots of energy so I don't know where the peak was but I suspect it's in the upper part of the woofers range or even into the 2122's range where the sharp crack is. Obviously lots of cone motion.
I ran another one using my surround system with the newer SACD of the 1812. Didn't use the SPL meter just keep going until the amp for the B380 clipped. Have a straped Crown 150A so I have a little over 300 watts available.
Damn that was fun!!
Best I can figure is the rooms are bigger than mine and they must be using more power. With the 4344's I looked like I was close but didn't push it any higher even though I still had some juice left in the amp driving the 2235's.
Both of these experiments were louder than I would normally listen at so I guess I am a movie whimp with respect to the volume control. If my listening habits are at a lower SPL level than others that could certainly account as to why I have not had any "ringers" here.
Rob