A beautifully clear and succinct explanation, Ghostrider45.
This is seldom emphasized or explained well by reviewers. What we frequently hear instead -- often from sellers -- is, "this amp is much more powerful than it's output rating suggests," or words to that effect. Unfortunately, few readers or prospective buyers seem to believe the claim.
But, I know from personal experience that the statement can be amazingly true when you have a very difficult, low impedance speaker to drive and can use a well-designed, well-made amp that doubles down all the way to 1 or 2 ohms. A seemingly insignificant output at 8 ohms can easily translate to BIG output at 2 ohms if it's the right amp. Surprised the heck out of me!
This is seldom emphasized or explained well by reviewers. What we frequently hear instead -- often from sellers -- is, "this amp is much more powerful than it's output rating suggests," or words to that effect. Unfortunately, few readers or prospective buyers seem to believe the claim.
But, I know from personal experience that the statement can be amazingly true when you have a very difficult, low impedance speaker to drive and can use a well-designed, well-made amp that doubles down all the way to 1 or 2 ohms. A seemingly insignificant output at 8 ohms can easily translate to BIG output at 2 ohms if it's the right amp. Surprised the heck out of me!