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I'm repurposing a set of 6 Ohm 2-ways from my early 2000s Philips HiFi system. Each speaker has a 5 inch sub and a 2.5 inch tweeter. The system was advertised as "100W Music Power" and "2x50W RMS Stereo" on the brochure, but according to the manual the internal amp delivered 2x45W FTC @ 6 Ohms.

The manual says nothing about the speaker's maximum input power. For comparison I know the maximum input power of a modern 6 Ohm speaker like the Sony SS-CS5(M1) is 100W.

I plan to use a Topping Mini 300 to drive them and these are its specs for 4 and 8 Ohms:

140W x 2 @ 4Ω THD+N<10%

125W x 2 @ 4 Ω THD+N<1%

85W x 2 @ 8Ω THD+N<10%

65W x 2 @ 8Ω THD+N<1%

How do you know if an amp provides too much power? I was always told that to worry about a weak amp not a strong amp.

I'm repurposing a set of 6 Ohm 2-ways from my early 2000s Philips HiFi system. Each speaker has a 5 inch woofer (EDIT: had written sub before) and a 2.5 inch tweeter. The system was advertised as "100W Music Power" and "2x50W RMS Stereo" on the brochure, but according to the manual the internal amp delivered 2x45W FTC @ 6 Ohms.

The manual says nothing about the speaker's maximum input power. For comparison I know the maximum input power of a modern 6 Ohm speaker like the Sony SS-CS5(M1) is 100W.

I plan to use a Topping Mini 300 to drive them and these are its specs for 4 and 8 Ohms:

140W x 2 @ 4Ω THD+N<10%

125W x 2 @ 4 Ω THD+N<1%

85W x 2 @ 8Ω THD+N<10%

65W x 2 @ 8Ω THD+N<1%

How do you know if an amp provides too much power? I was always told that to worry about a weak amp not a strong amp.

I'm repurposing a set of 6 Ohm 2-ways from my early 2000s Philips HiFi system. Each speaker has a 5 inch woofer (EDIT: had written sub before) and a 2.5 inch tweeter. The system was advertised as "100W Music Power" and "2x50W RMS Stereo" on the brochure, but according to the manual the internal amp delivered 2x45W FTC @ 6 Ohms.

The manual says nothing about the speaker's maximum input power. For comparison I know the maximum input power of a modern 6 Ohm speaker like the Sony SS-CS5(M1) is 100W.

I plan to use a Topping Mini 300 to drive them and these are its specs for 4 and 8 Ohms:

140W x 2 @ 4Ω THD+N<10%

125W x 2 @ 4 Ω THD+N<1%

85W x 2 @ 8Ω THD+N<10%

65W x 2 @ 8Ω THD+N<1%

How do you know if an amp provides too much power? I was always told that to worry about a weak amp not a strong amp.

I'm repurposing a set of 6 Ohm 2-ways from my early 2000s Philips HiFi system. Each speaker has a 5 inch woofer (EDIT: had written sub before) and a 2.5 inch tweeter. The system was advertised as "100W Music Power" and "2x50W RMS Stereo" on the brochure, but according to the manual the internal amp delivered 2x45W FTC @ 6 Ohms.

The manual says nothing about the speaker's maximum input power. For comparison I know the maximum input power of a modern 6 Ohm speaker like the Sony SS-CS5(M1) is 100W.

I plan to use a Topping Mini 300 to drive them and these are its specs for 4 and 8 Ohms:

140W x 2 @ 4Ω THD+N<10%

125W x 2 @ 4 Ω THD+N<1%

85W x 2 @ 8Ω THD+N<10%

65W x 2 @ 8Ω THD+N<1%

How do you know if an amp provides too much power? I was always told that to worry about a weak amp not a strong amp.

Today I will be reviewing 6 different pre-electric shave lotions that I have used to shave my head over the past 10 months. This is just my honest opinion and not a sponsored post.

Before skipping to the capsule reviews, please read the following. The foil shaver I use is a BaBylissPRO FX3. It provides the closest shave to a blade's that I have experienced. I don't have rough hair on my head so with this electric shaver I can shave every 3 days (72 hours). When shaving my goal is to have a perfectly smooth scalp within 10-15 minutes max. IMPORTANT: If you shave every single day, your choice of pre-electric shave lotion is going to make less of a difference.

For the scope of these reviews, what I primarily care about is how well the pre-electric shave lotion helps the foil shaver glide over my scalp while raising the 3-day-old hairs to be mowed down easily. That combination is what reduces shaving time and therefore I get less irritated skin at the back of my head.

Prices vary by country so I'm not taking that into consideration.

Now that you’ve understood that my aim is to get a very close shave as infrequently as possible… without much further ado:

• Tabac - Thick. Dries up way too quickly. I need to reapply 3-4 times to get the job done. The longest shaves and most irritation I had were with this one. Rating 1/5
• Pitralon Classic - Thin liquid. Dries up very quickly. Had to reapply 2-3 times to finish. Rating 2/5
• Williams Lectric - Thin liquid. One application is enough, however it doesn’t seem to raise the hairs very well for the shaver to cut, which results in more passes required and that leads to more irritation. Rating 3/5
• Blue Stratos - Very thin liquid; best applied a little at a time as it might spill over your eyes. One single application works very well. I repurchased when it was easy for me to find. Takes longer to clean the shaver after using this. Rating 3/5
• Speick - Thin liquid. I only apply once and get excellent results. Rating 4/5
• Mennen Afta - Very thick. Apply once and you're good to go. It makes the hair stand up and the shaver glides into them. My fastest shaves were with this which led to nearly no irritated skin. However the shave is not as close with this one. Rating 5/5

Conclusion: Mennen Afta is not readily available in my area, so I’ll make a yearly bulk purchase from overseas. Otherwise I would use Speick which is an excellent product.

Side note: Even a bad pre-electric shave lotion is better than shaving without one.