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Snake oil - poor snakes getting a bad rap
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<blockquote data-quote="AV" data-source="post: 27523" data-attributes="member: 472"><p>The power rating of an amplifier is only one parameter to consider, unfortunately it is one of the ratings with so many ways to BS everyone that you can take it with a pinch of salt. By bridging an amplifier, most will have lower SQ than when used normally regardless of the higher power. A well designed 120W amplifier will, according to me, drive most speakers to unrealistically high levels before clipping, have you ever listened to a 1W tone before, it is quite loud. Power rating doesn't tell you anything about an amplifier's ability to reproduce detail, ambience, soundstage etc. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A lot of amplifiers can not even supply sufficient instantaneous power at low levels, let alone close to clipping but with clever measurements they claim high output power.</p><p></p><p>Talking about blind tests, science and everything sound the same, tells me you read too much 'audio critic' stories, rather listen for yourself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AV, post: 27523, member: 472"] The power rating of an amplifier is only one parameter to consider, unfortunately it is one of the ratings with so many ways to BS everyone that you can take it with a pinch of salt. By bridging an amplifier, most will have lower SQ than when used normally regardless of the higher power. A well designed 120W amplifier will, according to me, drive most speakers to unrealistically high levels before clipping, have you ever listened to a 1W tone before, it is quite loud. Power rating doesn't tell you anything about an amplifier's ability to reproduce detail, ambience, soundstage etc. A lot of amplifiers can not even supply sufficient instantaneous power at low levels, let alone close to clipping but with clever measurements they claim high output power. Talking about blind tests, science and everything sound the same, tells me you read too much 'audio critic' stories, rather listen for yourself. [/QUOTE]
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