Just trying to figure out how much output is possible on them before destruction.
Starting to think about how mechanical vs raw spl output weighs up against perceived loudness when room treatments reduce energy.
Trying to figure out the opportunity cost of bringing the room in line with taget decay times at the expense of net system sound power. It is cheaper to create perceived loudness/dynamics by damping a rooms energy, but is it at the cost of limiting the ability to properly reach reference? ie. making it physically impossible to reach undistorted 105db at the mlp with consumer level gear?
Apparently my speakers were tested to 115db before self destructing at 117db by the designers. The ribbon tweeter failed. At 115db/1m I should be able to hit 105 at the mlp. Im not sure its actually possible though. The math says yes but barely.... I dont think they can.
