In article , Tat Chan
wrote:

Excuse me for jumping in, but going back to Jim's finding that,
"although measured to deliver 50W into 8 Ohm loads, this fell to 36W
into 4 Ohm loads", wouldn't this mean the amp was improperly specced or
designed? I am under the impression that most amps would deliver more
power (not necessarily double) into a 4 Ohm load than an 8 Ohm load.

I think others have already explained this apparent puzzle in detail. But,
to confirm, yes, the problem may be that the amp in question cannot deliver
sustained (or peak) currents high enough to allow the power to double.

What is not clear from the reviews/reports I have seen on the Kraken is how
much this occurs with real musical waveforms as opposed to continuous
sinewaves... How much it may 'matter' depends on info we don't have, and
the choice of loudspeakers, music, etc...

Slainte,

Jim

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