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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? 
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redstarwraith OP
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You guys ever read Greek mythology? I feel a little like the goddess Eris throwing the apple of discord into the feast of the gods. 

All I thought I was doing was asking a simple question. Honest. 
jerrybj
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redstarwraith
All I thought I was doing was asking a simple question. Honest.

Safety behind a keyboard. Seems what some are doing.
Their true personality appears.
You can't treat your family like this. Or your friends. Workmates wouldn't put up with it either.
And it ruins the forum.
 

dsper
663 posts
 
Hi All,

Okay, back to basics for the dummies (like me).

What is phase angle in terms of amplifier performance and how do you hear it?

And a Belated Merry Christmas as well!

Dsper


optimize
164 posts
 
Thanks all for your explanation of power and current!
Interesting link there with voltage/power paradigm. 😀
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georgehifi
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jerrybj160 posts :

And you’re, meaning ’you are’

And I can most certainly use "you are" instead of "you’re" if I so want to.

Is this just more verbal snake oil from you.

jerrybj160 posts:
Any tweaks I’m missing?

Upgraded over the last year:

Chokes on electrical items with a switched mode power supply
Halide Bridge USB to coaxial reclocker
Akiko Triple AC Power Enhancer
Audio Prism Ground Control spades on speakers
RCA shorting plugs for inputs on my amp.
Akiko Tuning Caps on amp outputs.
Akiko Fuse Box Tuning Chip.
1 x Shumann Resonator Chatres SE + power supply

1 x Schumann Resonator CHARTRES Mk3

Black Ravioli pads for amp, Dac and power supply

Vibrapod isolation cones and feet
Akiko Universal Tuning Sticks on speaker cables.
iFi AC iPurifier.
MCRU Mains Filtration plug
Mad Scientist Nitro Nano power cables.
’LOA audio tweak’ chip.
Signal Ground solutions SGS-1 Groundng Box.
3 x Bybee iQSE - one on power board.
High Fidelity Cables MC-0.5
XLR Noise Stopper Caps.
Russ Andrews ’The Silencer.’
Audioquest Jitterbug.
iFi USB Silencer.
SR Orange fuses

PPT Omega + EMat to trial

Mad Scientist Graphene Contact Enhancer to apply
Mad Scientist Donuts coming.



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