Why Don't We See More High Current Electronics?

I think some people, especially those running ss amps, are comforted by the idea that there is nice margin of available power away from clipping. Others claim that some distortion is audible from stressed amps before full clipping occurs. Some times the extra power is not that much more expensive. Some amp manufactures claim that their Class AB amps slide from Class A to Class B at a ratio of power, e.g. 20% of rated ouput. Some amp manufactures claim that their Class A amps are only capable of sustaining full Class A output at their 8 Ohm rating, as the impedance drops so does the ability to maintain Class A output, e.g. at 4 Ohms those amps are only capable of producing half their typically rated output into 8 Ohms in Class A. If that's the case, the higher powered amp(s) might sustain higher quality sound further into power demands, though not quite up to full available power output.

Tvad, your advice and experience would be missed if you refrain from posting in these forums. I hope you'll reconsider.

Well, Tvad, since I assume I'm the root of your urge to leave, I think you're over-reacting. For one thing, in the interest of full disclosure, I was multitasking when I typed in that response, and while (I think) everything I said was correct I actually *misread* your post in my haste! Yes, IMO, you still have a misunderstanding about ss amps work, but I'm actually feeling pretty stupid at the moment for explaining some behavior related to what you were talking about, not the specific effect you were actually describing! Sigh.

I also admit to enjoying banter like this entirely too much, and it was never intention to chase you (or anyone else) away. So how about you stay, and I'll try to cool my responses a bit, and I'll also try to improve my focus before I type!

Oh yeah, and a correction of my multitasking math, assuming a speaker with 89db sensitivity at 2.83v, and assuming a 4 ohm impedance, 600w/ch does not give you clip-free 120db+ peaks, you'd get about only 114db peaks or so.

Boy I'm stupid today.

Why would you want less power then?