@thoft, Mondial claims it increases power into 2 and 1 Ohms, but it won’t say by how much or for how long. Keep in mind that when an amplifier is doubling down power with each halving of impedance, that typical speakers are decreasing sensitivity by 3dB with each halving of impedance as well. Which at high power levels can lead to frequency nonlinearities, increased distortion levels, and perhaps even potentially driver damaging clipping. if the amp can’t keep up.
That their 8008 blew it’s fuse after a short period of high level output into 2 Ohms during independent testing suggests there’s a chance that their claim might be little more than a parlor trick. If they can’t maintain it, they’re not likely to spec it. Which is why one often sees things like "stable" or for "musical transients". Which often means that it can do it, but not maintain it for more than a brief moment.
Notice the specs for:
https://www.krellhifi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Krell_FPB_CAST_SERIES_Owners_Reference.pdf
or
https://gryphon-audio.dk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Tech.-Spec.-ALL-Products-05032020.pdf
The mighty Gryphon’s bigger amps spec’d to 1 Ohm, the smaller amps (and unusually even their integrated!!!) spec’d down to 2 Ohms.
or
https://dandagostino.com/products/momentum-mono.php
This is what one wants for the low impedance Thiels.
Not all models from all these brands measure up the same.
That their 8008 blew it’s fuse after a short period of high level output into 2 Ohms during independent testing suggests there’s a chance that their claim might be little more than a parlor trick. If they can’t maintain it, they’re not likely to spec it. Which is why one often sees things like "stable" or for "musical transients". Which often means that it can do it, but not maintain it for more than a brief moment.
Notice the specs for:
https://www.krellhifi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Krell_FPB_CAST_SERIES_Owners_Reference.pdf
or
https://gryphon-audio.dk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Tech.-Spec.-ALL-Products-05032020.pdf
The mighty Gryphon’s bigger amps spec’d to 1 Ohm, the smaller amps (and unusually even their integrated!!!) spec’d down to 2 Ohms.
or
https://dandagostino.com/products/momentum-mono.php
This is what one wants for the low impedance Thiels.
Not all models from all these brands measure up the same.