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Old October 3rd 03, 06:58 AM posted to uk.rec.audio
Stewart Pinkerton
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On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 19:56:27 +0100, Laurence Payne
wrote:


Any really good amplifier will be able to handle full power
more-or-less continuously - certainly for several minutes - without a
problem.


And wouldn't object to being asked to deliver considerably more if
momentarily demanded? You seem to be arguing against transient
headroom :-)


Anyone who knows anything about amps *does* argue against 'transient
headroom', which is just another word for a cheap power supply. Take a
£15,000 Krell amp, for instance. This will deliver close to a kilowatt
into an 8 ohm load forever, with virtually *no* 'transient headroom'.
You think this makes it lacking in 'slam'?
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