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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bear" data-source="post: 8863749" data-attributes="member: 673826"><p>What is "quality"? There are a few different common standards for amp dyno tests. One is the amount of power made up to 1% THD. For sub frequencies, it's unlikely (if not impossible) that you'd ever hear a difference between 0.05% THD and 1% THD. For a given power level, you can find amps in probably a 10x price range that all make the same target power at 1% THD. In other words, there is no sense in which a cheaper amp necessarily sounds worse, as long as it passes the test. So the question comes down to what other features you need and what kind of warranty coverage there is. For example, some amps tolerate different input voltage ranges, have more / better crossover settings, or can produce over rated power (but if you need that, just search for that power level to begin with).</p><p></p><p>Point is that cheaper doesn't necessarily mean worse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Water Bear, post: 8863749, member: 673826"] What is "quality"? There are a few different common standards for amp dyno tests. One is the amount of power made up to 1% THD. For sub frequencies, it's unlikely (if not impossible) that you'd ever hear a difference between 0.05% THD and 1% THD. For a given power level, you can find amps in probably a 10x price range that all make the same target power at 1% THD. In other words, there is no sense in which a cheaper amp necessarily sounds worse, as long as it passes the test. So the question comes down to what other features you need and what kind of warranty coverage there is. For example, some amps tolerate different input voltage ranges, have more / better crossover settings, or can produce over rated power (but if you need that, just search for that power level to begin with). Point is that cheaper doesn't necessarily mean worse. [/QUOTE]
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