erik_squires
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| What actually determines volume power? Is it watts? So what spec do I look at instead of wattage? Depends on your speakers. What are you playing? The issue may be the speaker / amp matching and knowing your speakers would help. Your speakers may be out of dynamic range or they may have a dif... | |
| Question about high current amps versus "not high current amps" @thecarpathian Well, switching implies binary, and with linear amps the transistors or tubes slide smoothly between the rails. A faucet, with hot and cold water valves may be a better analogy. It's still called an amplifier because the input... | |
| Question about high current amps versus "not high current amps" @thecarpathian : Your confusion inspired me to put this blog post together about the difference between a power supply and the amplifier sections that go into an amp or other device. | |
| Question about high current amps versus "not high current amps" @thecarpathian Maybe an easier analogy is legs vs. arms. You need both to be able to dead lift. | |
| Question about high current amps versus "not high current amps" To your weight lifter analogy; I would liken the weight lifter to the amplifier, the weight he's lifting to the speakers, and the power supply to how much muscle (power reserves) he has. Theoretically, the more muscle he has (capacitance), the ... | |
| Question about high current amps versus "not high current amps" I’ve always thought the higher the capacitance reserve an amplifier has, the more amps it can deliver when needed. This isn’t correct? @thecarpathian - kind of sort of. Think of the amplifier as a weight lifter, and the power supply as the s... | |
| Thickest Power cord with Power distributor? Always use thickest gauge wiring from wall to distributor as it will have the greatest combined load. Second to that is the amplifier, making sure your cable is rated > amplifier’s actual wall rating. I also like to use shielded power cables ... | |
| What actually determines volume power? Is it watts? Agree that we need to know the speaker. In addition to amplifier power, speakers for the consumer market may start to compress early on. That is, the power output is no longer proportional to input due to physical limitations of the device, incl... | |
| What actually determines volume power? Is it watts? @immatthewj Really depends on zooming in on what the OP is hearing when he feels he's run out of juice. Generally speaking, a current constrained amplifier produces a flat output into an easy load but at difficult loads the frequency response st... | |
| What actually determines volume power? Is it watts? OP: I'm saying that you'll only get 3dB louder, which is very little, by going to 200 Watts vs. 100 Watts. If you are really constrained in your dynamic range due to power, you are going to need more than that big of a jump to get to happy. | |
| What actually determines volume power? Is it watts? To double the perceived volume you need 10x the power. However, not all speakers have equal efficiencies, and you may not want it louder but you want more bass. Depends on what exactly you want to accomplish. You may be better off looking for s... | |
| using V Cap Odam To Improve SQ In mid band of speaker XO OP: DIYaudio is a great place to ask about speaker design and crossover mods. In general, the % of difference is what you want to be aware of more than absolute values. If your original cap is +- 10% vs. marked, it’s still good but the original d... | |
| Audiophiles and De-cluttering -- your journey toward both psychic and sonic improvement @carlsbad2 So glad to know I could steer someone in a good direction! You are most welcome | |
| Question about high current amps versus "not high current amps" Your understanding of the electrical formulas are correct. Impedance curves are most easily obtained from Sterephile reviews, such as this one. The top chart shows an impedance curve. This particular speaker shows a minimum impedance ~ 6 Ohms, ... | |
| Warm, flexible, cheap-ish cables? Mid range Wire World is particularly warm, and if that's still not warm enough try mid to low end Monster cable which is particularly dark. |