Too Much Power


Please bear with me as I am nowhere near an expert at this type of thing...

I recently read a review of the PS Audio Stellar M1200 mono amps. I was somewhat taken aback by their power rating of  600 watts at 8 ohms/1200 watts at 4 ohms. Made me wonder what, if any, are the drawbacks to that much power? Welcome your thoughts...

gnoworyta

Showing 1 response by carlsbad

Too much class A power creates unnecessary heat.  In a class D amp (or generally class AB) there is no real practical drawback. 

You might find that an amp that is designed to put out 600 wpc didn't focus its design on making the first 5 watts (where you will be listening the most) the best that they can be.  I currently use a 6 wpc amp, just for that reason.