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Hooked up an old realistic power meter

Not sure if anyone remembers the Realistic APM-300 and I've  had one from years ago and decided to hook it back up for fun. According to it, for most music and volume I listen to, it says I'm using barely a watt.

My speakers are 87db for one watt, amp pushes 225. My sounds level meter confirms the approx. 88 decibels I listen to and I did crank it up to around 90+ decibels and was still only using a few watts.

For some reason I though I would be using way more power than that and wonder why if everything is correct, why I need such a big amp?

norton

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norton OP
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My speakers are PMC and always read that they are hard to drive and need lot's of juice but am now rethinking it. All my amps are getting really up there age wise and have been looking at replacing the main one just to be spending some of the grandkids money and something to look forward to. lol

At this age I don't have a lot I enjoy but have always had a great love for listening to music and buying all kinds of different equipment.

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