On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 11:09:48 +0000, Ian Molton wrote:

On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 08:27:50 GMT
"Form@C" wrote:

It's no use turning down a
100-200W monster amp because you arn't running them at their best.

what?

Sorry, it wasn't very clear was it? What I meant to say is that "high"
power amps are usually designed and set up to produce their best results
an appreciable way up to their rated power output. They won't perform at
their best at a very low percentage of that level. I *know* that many are
*supposed* to be class A at low levels, but they are generally not
designed as class A amps, and are not really running as such (the output
stage quiescent current is usually too low to allow correct class A
operation on a class AB amp). Thus it is a mistake to judge low-power
audio systems by simply turning down the volume on existing "high" power
equipment & changing the speakers for more sensitive ones.

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