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<blockquote data-quote="John Roberts" data-source="post: 58958" data-attributes="member: 126">Re: New Lightweight Power Amp RatingsI&#039;ve explained this a number of times before, but once more for the cheap seats. Once upon a time &quot;big&quot; amps only made 250W @ 8 ohms&nbsp; 24x7 and 2 ohm connections were clearly an accident.&nbsp; Consumers figured out they could get more power (more or less) by loading down amps to 2 ohms, and amp makers figured they could get away with less than 24x7 duty cycle to sell cheaper amps that play music (more or less). Consumers vigorously rewarded less than 24x7 duty cycle amps, so they got more of them (more or less, mostly more).&nbsp; The consumers have been driving this train for a long time by what they buy, at least decades so don&#039;t blame the manufacturers. New technology amps get sorted out by the marketplace to find their true place in the pecking order. New amps, are new so TBD. A new amp that sucks doesn&#039;t succeed long enough to become an old amp. JR</blockquote>

[QUOTE="John Roberts, post: 58958, member: 126"] Re: New Lightweight Power Amp Ratings I've explained this a number of times before, but once more for the cheap seats. Once upon a time "big" amps only made 250W @ 8 ohms 24x7 and 2 ohm connections were clearly an accident. Consumers figured out they could get more power (more or less) by loading down amps to 2 ohms, and amp makers figured they could get away with less than 24x7 duty cycle to sell cheaper amps that play music (more or less). Consumers vigorously rewarded less than 24x7 duty cycle amps, so they got more of them (more or less, mostly more). The consumers have been driving this train for a long time by what they buy, at least decades so don't blame the manufacturers. New technology amps get sorted out by the marketplace to find their true place in the pecking order. New amps, are new so TBD. A new amp that sucks doesn't succeed long enough to become an old amp. JR [/QUOTE]

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