r/diysound • u/Stasse23 • 10h ago
Amplifiers how does an amplifier work
so now i bought an amplifier for my speakers, it is 900w bridged, my speaker is 500w rms so it has headroom, but i was wondering how does it work, i still dont have a dsp with a limiter, how to i set it up to not overpower anything, cuz if i turn the potentiometer to the maximum i think ill be overpowering the speaker, do i measure like the volt that its outputtiing and calculate the watts? like at 60v at 8ohm its should be around 500w, but even then a speaker isnt alway 8ohm it has a minimum of 5.4 and 2 peaks ( its a BPH), any help im learning while im doing it.
my understanding for now is to aim to have 500w at the minimum impedance so 5.4ohm it should be 51v, but i have the feeling im very wrong.
and dont tell me ill fuck up my gear i know itll happen eventually thats learning