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<blockquote data-quote="squeak9798" data-source="post: 737405" data-attributes="member: 555320">Well, being a high power amp really doesn&#039;t have much if anything to do with cleaner sound or a lower noise floor.&nbsp; Some of the &quot;great&quot; older amps were no more than 25w/channel (old Monolithics).&nbsp; A lot home audio people use no more than 1 or 2 watts (and very efficient speakers) //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif&nbsp; I run horns in my car, where no more than 10w is really required for excellent output levels.What&#039;s the difference between a higher rated amp and a lower rated amp?Power output.Well, there is this thing called &quot;headroom&quot;, in which people run higher powered amps at lower power levels to allow for extra &quot;room&quot; for large dynamic peaks and such.&nbsp; Is there really an audible difference?&nbsp; Not really, atleast not a difference that most people could hear.....As long as it works for you, that&#039;s all that matters.&nbsp; I think sometimes people underestimate how much 50w can do //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif&nbsp; That amp isn&#039;t bad at all....and as long as the gain is properly set, there is nothing wrong with going up to 75%-90% of max volume (depending on the headunit, some HU&#039;s will start to clip around 75%, some can go higher without clipping)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="squeak9798, post: 737405, member: 555320"] Well, being a high power amp really doesn't have much if anything to do with cleaner sound or a lower noise floor. Some of the "great" older amps were no more than 25w/channel (old Monolithics). A lot home audio people use no more than 1 or 2 watts (and very efficient speakers) [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] I run horns in my car, where no more than 10w is really required for excellent output levels. What's the difference between a higher rated amp and a lower rated amp? Power output. Well, there is this thing called "headroom", in which people run higher powered amps at lower power levels to allow for extra "room" for large dynamic peaks and such. Is there really an audible difference? Not really, atleast not a difference that most people could hear..... As long as it works for you, that's all that matters. I think sometimes people underestimate how much 50w can do [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] That amp isn't bad at all....and as long as the gain is properly set, there is nothing wrong with going up to 75%-90% of max volume (depending on the headunit, some HU's will start to clip around 75%, some can go higher without clipping) [/QUOTE]

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