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<blockquote data-quote="drew gandy" data-source="post: 108121" data-attributes="member: 880">Re: Two Bose 802 questionsThat&#039;s what I was doing earlier in this thread but:A) I would like to have an SPL reference point.B) I&#039;m not sure how dramatic the &quot;voicing&quot; is(how much boom-sizzle).&nbsp; As far as the amp spec thing goes, I really should have used a different term than &quot;widespread&quot;.&nbsp; Since there are several metrics in the CAF there is a lot of opportunity for eyes to glaze over.&nbsp; What I see happening is that uneducated customers will be no more interested in understanding the CAF than they are in educating themselves, therefore shielding the primary&nbsp; sales impact of a new metric.&nbsp; The crowd that will have a better chance of making use of the in depth data (and therefore possibly affecting manufacturer sales of install specific amps) is the install contractor crowd.&nbsp; I hope that there will be some way for reliable 3rd parties (like Pat) to make complete CAF measurements for the majority of the interesting amplifiers on the market.&nbsp; Perhaps a consortium of contractors can pay for the measurements?&nbsp; I can imagine that many would be interested in the details and be able to apply them to system designs so it would have value.&nbsp; btw, I recognize that this is wishful thinking but hey, it&#039;s still Thanksgiving weekend.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="drew gandy, post: 108121, member: 880"] Re: Two Bose 802 questions That's what I was doing earlier in this thread but: A) I would like to have an SPL reference point. B) I'm not sure how dramatic the "voicing" is(how much boom-sizzle). As far as the amp spec thing goes, I really should have used a different term than "widespread". Since there are several metrics in the CAF there is a lot of opportunity for eyes to glaze over. What I see happening is that uneducated customers will be no more interested in understanding the CAF than they are in educating themselves, therefore shielding the primary sales impact of a new metric. The crowd that will have a better chance of making use of the in depth data (and therefore possibly affecting manufacturer sales of install specific amps) is the install contractor crowd. I hope that there will be some way for reliable 3rd parties (like Pat) to make complete CAF measurements for the majority of the interesting amplifiers on the market. Perhaps a consortium of contractors can pay for the measurements? I can imagine that many would be interested in the details and be able to apply them to system designs so it would have value. btw, I recognize that this is wishful thinking but hey, it's still Thanksgiving weekend. [/QUOTE]

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