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"Watts" Versus "Current"

Can someone discuss, in layman's terms, the differences here? I've seen some high wattage amps that do not produce much peak current and some low wattage amps that produce a lot of current. Which stat is more important--watts or current--in terms of deciding on a match with speakers? If current is more significant why to we (and manufacturers) talk mostly in watts?
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hens
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Gs5556, great post - I found your bulb analogy very enlightening (pardon the pun). Thanks for sharing your knowledge on this!
oregon
830 posts
 
OK, smarty pants!
What color amp should I buy???
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nsgarch
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OK, smarty pants!
What color amp should I buy???
does it matter? surely whatever color(s) it is, it's bound to match several things in your pièce derrière le garage ;-)
oregon
830 posts
 
Thanks for the posts guys (girls?).
Once I get the camel dung out of my head, I will try understanding the current flow of the brightest shooting star I've ever seen (last night) while searching for planets with my Mead telescope. The best part is, my 6 year old nephew also saw the shooting star. We jumped around, slapped each other high fives. He plans on making a drawing.
Seriously, I appreciate the explanations!
derree aaars, and all.
Carry on...
audiofeil
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Watts up dac?
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