Onkyo TX-NR 646 clipping?

[Qman]

An amplifier's job is to multiply the signal provided to it by the gain factor set by the volume control. You simply cannot say that one setting will yield no clipping and another will. The amplifier will *try* to amplify the input signal, no matter what it is, within some established range. An amplifier will clip based on the current drawn and the voltage limits at the power supply. The current drawn will depend on the load (speaker) Every speaker is different and will present a different load. You just have to listen for clipping, and back off for some headroom. That said, Pandora will be fairly compressed source.