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Old October 7th 03, 07:22 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
Trevor Wilson
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"Old Fart at Play" wrote in message
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Trevor Wilson wrote:


**Here is an impedance curve of a '4 Ohm' rated loudspeaker:

www.rageaudio.com.au/kappa9.jpg


Do the math.



From the impedance curve that's not a 'difficult load'
but rather a serious design fault.


**Perhaps. It was not only a very popular model, here and in the US, but is
far from an isolated example. It is the Infinity Kappa 9.


Got any more details? I could do with a good laugh!


**You wanted a reason why amplifiers should need to have a seriously capable
power supply. The above example is one of those reasons.


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Trevor Wilson
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