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<blockquote data-quote="n2audio" data-source="post: 27890" data-attributes="member: 540940"><p>This really isn't that big of an issue.</p><p></p><p>Your car, given that it has a good battery and healthy alternator will provide about 13.6-13.8 (give or take) volts.</p><p></p><p>So say you have an amp rated (accurately) for 500 watts rms @ 14.4 volts. Well then, at 13.6 volts it would be</p><p></p><p>13.6/14.4 = approx 94%</p><p></p><p>500 x .94 = 472 rms at 13.6v you wouldn't be able to hear the difference</p><p></p><p>Then say at night with headlights and foglights on you drop to 13v.</p><p></p><p>That equals about 90% of 14.4 which would be 450 rms which still isn't likely to be noticed</p><p></p><p>In theory 14.4v is obviously what you want, but in reality, you're not going to hear a difference in a 1v change anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="n2audio, post: 27890, member: 540940"] This really isn't that big of an issue. Your car, given that it has a good battery and healthy alternator will provide about 13.6-13.8 (give or take) volts. So say you have an amp rated (accurately) for 500 watts rms @ 14.4 volts. Well then, at 13.6 volts it would be 13.6/14.4 = approx 94% 500 x .94 = 472 rms at 13.6v you wouldn't be able to hear the difference Then say at night with headlights and foglights on you drop to 13v. That equals about 90% of 14.4 which would be 450 rms which still isn't likely to be noticed In theory 14.4v is obviously what you want, but in reality, you're not going to hear a difference in a 1v change anyway. [/QUOTE]
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