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<blockquote data-quote="helotaxi" data-source="post: 2732663" data-attributes="member: 550915"><p>That is really all a direct result of more available power before the onset of the distortion.&nbsp; Take a budget amp &quot;rated&quot; at 125Wx4 and a more expensive amp &quot;rated&quot; at 50Wx4.&nbsp; Which will sound better?&nbsp; If you set them up right, they will sound imperceptibly different.&nbsp; They will probably have about hte same amount of usable power, too.&nbsp; Less than the 125W of the less expensive amp and something more than the 50W of the big $ one.&nbsp; Since most any set of good speakers really only needs about 25w to get painfully loud, either will give you more than enough power and some headroom.General lack of QC and poor materials in order to cut costs.&nbsp; Same reason most of the companies that used to make great stuff are nowhere near what they used to be.&nbsp; Orion, PPI and several others can be thrown in that mix, too.&nbsp; As long as you know that the amp will be unlistenable at full rated power, they still aren&#039;t that bad a deal.&nbsp; It&#039;s just that you now have to buy a much bigger amp than you really need in terms of rated output to get enough usable power from one of their products.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="helotaxi, post: 2732663, member: 550915"] That is really all a direct result of more available power before the onset of the distortion. Take a budget amp "rated" at 125Wx4 and a more expensive amp "rated" at 50Wx4. Which will sound better? If you set them up right, they will sound imperceptibly different. They will probably have about hte same amount of usable power, too. Less than the 125W of the less expensive amp and something more than the 50W of the big $ one. Since most any set of good speakers really only needs about 25w to get painfully loud, either will give you more than enough power and some headroom.General lack of QC and poor materials in order to cut costs. Same reason most of the companies that used to make great stuff are nowhere near what they used to be. Orion, PPI and several others can be thrown in that mix, too. As long as you know that the amp will be unlistenable at full rated power, they still aren't that bad a deal. It's just that you now have to buy a much bigger amp than you really need in terms of rated output to get enough usable power from one of their products. [/QUOTE]

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