Question just about amp watts? hey im looking at an amp on ebay, it
hey im looking at an amp on ebay, it says:
500 Watts x 2 into 8 Ohms (2 x 175 Watts RMS)
does that niggardly if i plug in two speakers (600 watt each)
can they pump out 500 watts from both,
or will it with the sole purpose pump out 250 from each side?
Answers:
"he who" is right on the money
But don't but Sunfire.
Bob Carver doesn't get those components anymore.
He sold out
Good luck.
More questions? Just e-mail me. I hold owned a home theater business In common when it says "500 watts x 2" it scheme with 2 speakers attached.
But that "2 x 175 watts RMS" tell me the 500 watt number is "Peak", and not the average power.
To compare to an amp from Yamaha, Dennon, Onkyo , etc, power must be measured:
- All channels driven
- Into 8 ohm resistive nouns
- RMS power is measured (not peak)
- Total Harmonic Distortion around 0.07%
- Frequencies from 20 - 20,000 hz
Cheap amp companies change these settings to inflate the power numbers. I suspect the amp on eBay is a poor characteristic.
Example: A very apposite amp produces 400 watts per channel and costs just about $4,449 (Sunfire Theater Grand TGA-7400).
And some flagship receivers contained by the $3,000 range pump out 120 watts - using the more honest measurments.