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Watts and power

Can somebody break it down in layman's terms for me? Why is it that sometimes an amp that has a high watt rating (like, say, a lot of class D amps do) don't seem to always have the balls that much lower rated A or AB amps do? I have heard some people say, "It's not the watts, it's the power supply." Are they talking about big honkin' toroidal transformers? I know opinions vary on a speaker like, say, Magnepans - Maggies love power, right? A lot of people caution against using class D amps to drive them and then will turn around and say that a receiver like the Outlaw RR2160 (rated at 110 watts into 8 ohms) drives Maggies really well! I'm not really asking about differences between Class D, A, or AB so much as I am asking about how can you tell the POWER an amp has from the specs? 
redstarwraith
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georgehifi
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Who asked you and what was that last post in aid of, to incite more conflict? cretin.
I wouldn’t say too much with your reputation for being an "anti Pass Labs" advocate starting threads and posting on it. While at the same time praising anything Class-D.

Your just as bad as sunshine above, no, worse he likes Pass Labs, even though they are Mosfet. 
clearthink
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audiozenology"if you post erroneous information that you can’t back up, people like me are quite warranted, perhaps even morally obligated to call it out."


The claim to heeding, following, and possessing a moral obligation certainly places you in a realm far above, beyond, and superior to many in this group and makes me wonder if you’ll be citing the bible next to explain, justify, and defend you’re mistaken, confused, scientifically absurd and laughable technical claims that are rooted in your incomplete, inaccurate, and ignorant grasp of elemental theory. I am still laughing over that convoluted and twisted "argument" you asserted regarding fuses as I recall that completely and totally overlooked induction as a basic electric principal you are "too funny" as Americans would say, so you’re superior "morals" and integrity can’t save you from embarassment but might make you feel better, smarter, and justified because of you're superior character and spiritual "enlightenment."
clearthink
1,421 posts
 
audiozenology"You make many claims about amplifier performance that are not founded and would not be made by someone with a somewhat deep understanding of amplifier topologies and what drives their performance limitations."


You are really taking you’re newly discovered moral authority, obligations, and superiority to new heights, achieving a position of enlightened wisdom to dispense to the masses at you’re sole determination!
jerrybj
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Georgehi-ifi says
Go away and stop your stalking, you are a pest...
Now, that’s the pot calling the kettle...

Btw: It’s past, not passed.
And you're, meaning 'you are'
Your just as bad as sunshine
Oh and stop calling people names. That continues to be uncalled for.
Don't you realise you are (you're) losing sales every time you open your mouth.
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