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Watts and power

Can somebody break it down in layman's terms for me? Why is it that sometimes an amp that has a high watt rating (like, say, a lot of class D amps do) don't seem to always have the balls that much lower rated A or AB amps do? I have heard some people say, "It's not the watts, it's the power supply." Are they talking about big honkin' toroidal transformers? I know opinions vary on a speaker like, say, Magnepans - Maggies love power, right? A lot of people caution against using class D amps to drive them and then will turn around and say that a receiver like the Outlaw RR2160 (rated at 110 watts into 8 ohms) drives Maggies really well! I'm not really asking about differences between Class D, A, or AB so much as I am asking about how can you tell the POWER an amp has from the specs? 
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jerrybj
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Georgehi-ifi says
Go away and stop your stalking, you are a pest...
Now, that’s the pot calling the kettle...

Btw: It’s past, not passed.
And you're, meaning 'you are'
Your just as bad as sunshine
Oh and stop calling people names. That continues to be uncalled for.
Don't you realise you are (you're) losing sales every time you open your mouth.
jerrybj
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redstarwraith
All I thought I was doing was asking a simple question. Honest.

Safety behind a keyboard. Seems what some are doing.
Their true personality appears.
You can't treat your family like this. Or your friends. Workmates wouldn't put up with it either.
And it ruins the forum.
 

jerrybj
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Georgehifi
"Your just as bad as sunshine..."
And I can most certainly use "you are" instead of "you’re" if I so want to.
So, one of the most unpleasant posters on here continues to show his limited understanding of English grammar.

Just watch the personal attack come back...
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