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<blockquote data-quote="TheBigPilferer" data-source="post: 8863570" data-attributes="member: 690294">I don&#039;t understand how you&#039;re seriously saying that I think people should underpower their equipment. All your doing is ruining a thread by starting an argument over something you didn&#039;t read correctly.The statistics are 100% fact, per the market research conducted by Edge Holdings (Recoil Audio), which is one of the companies I&#039;m affiliated with in this industry.P.S. If you want to make a better recommendation for setting gains, use a scope. It&#039;s also the only way (besides an overpriced DD-1), to check where your head unit, some line out converters, DSPs, active x-overs, or EQs clip. A multimeter is useful for other needs, but less than accurate for setting gains. Different companies have different standards for their power ratings. &quot;Good&quot; ones will underrate, which means if you&#039;re using a multimeter then there&#039;s still available power on the table. &quot;Bad&quot; ones may overrate, in which case you&#039;re math will set you to clipping. Due to manufacturing tolerances, a 1000 watt RMS amp will never be exactly 1000 watts. One may do 1109, one might be 1067, etc. Also, unless they&#039;re regulated power supplies, they&#039;ll make different power dependent upon your power supply voltage. Also, on multi channel amps you really should check all channels bc one may clip before the other.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheBigPilferer, post: 8863570, member: 690294"] I don't understand how you're seriously saying that I think people should underpower their equipment. All your doing is ruining a thread by starting an argument over something you didn't read correctly. The statistics are 100% fact, per the market research conducted by Edge Holdings (Recoil Audio), which is one of the companies I'm affiliated with in this industry. P.S. If you want to make a better recommendation for setting gains, use a scope. It's also the only way (besides an overpriced DD-1), to check where your head unit, some line out converters, DSPs, active x-overs, or EQs clip. A multimeter is useful for other needs, but less than accurate for setting gains. Different companies have different standards for their power ratings. "Good" ones will underrate, which means if you're using a multimeter then there's still available power on the table. "Bad" ones may overrate, in which case you're math will set you to clipping. Due to manufacturing tolerances, a 1000 watt RMS amp will never be exactly 1000 watts. One may do 1109, one might be 1067, etc. Also, unless they're regulated power supplies, they'll make different power dependent upon your power supply voltage. Also, on multi channel amps you really should check all channels bc one may clip before the other. [/QUOTE]

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