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<blockquote data-quote="Doxquzme" data-source="post: 8851574" data-attributes="member: 689267"><p>Actually, it’s all relative. I prefer to run my equipment easy, 2-4 (1/4 to half rated power output) and buy amps that accommodate that. I'm not trying to extract every last drop of juice. Years ago, especially in competition applications, companies like Orion made some HCCA’s rated at 100 watts that when pushed to .5ohms, you could extract like 1000watts with the right voltage. They won MANY contest like that, RF too, used to see spec sheets on old RF power units that were 30-40% higher than rated power. So, not a good or bad difference, just design and application difference. What I considered in you r case was getting ample power without burning up the place, an amp like the 8000.1 would allow you to run at 4ohms fairly comfortably. The key is knowing what you have, how it works and working within those parameters. It’s math really, just math. 4000 watts at 4 ohms is the same as 4000 watts at 1ohm as far as the speakers are concerned, different amps will deliver that differently depending on their design and this is where the system desinger (the owner) comes in. Different goals, different approaches.. There are other factors such as efficiency and damping that come into play, not so much with the amps we’re talking about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doxquzme, post: 8851574, member: 689267"] Actually, it’s all relative. I prefer to run my equipment easy, 2-4 (1/4 to half rated power output) and buy amps that accommodate that. I'm not trying to extract every last drop of juice. Years ago, especially in competition applications, companies like Orion made some HCCA’s rated at 100 watts that when pushed to .5ohms, you could extract like 1000watts with the right voltage. They won MANY contest like that, RF too, used to see spec sheets on old RF power units that were 30-40% higher than rated power. So, not a good or bad difference, just design and application difference. What I considered in you r case was getting ample power without burning up the place, an amp like the 8000.1 would allow you to run at 4ohms fairly comfortably. The key is knowing what you have, how it works and working within those parameters. It’s math really, just math. 4000 watts at 4 ohms is the same as 4000 watts at 1ohm as far as the speakers are concerned, different amps will deliver that differently depending on their design and this is where the system desinger (the owner) comes in. Different goals, different approaches.. There are other factors such as efficiency and damping that come into play, not so much with the amps we’re talking about. [/QUOTE]
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