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<blockquote data-quote="req" data-source="post: 557982" data-attributes="member: 555713">this is how it works. 1 legacy watt (or any amp of this quality = 1 real watt. 1 jl\tru\hifonics\alpine ect watt = 1 real watt.the thing is, the lower end amps dont produce the watts that they claim they can. they over rate their amplifiers so much in fact, that when people try to run them at their claimed wattage, the amps eaither fry, or the quality of sound is terrible due to clipping (pushing the amp as hard as it can go and beyond its limits).so if you are using a low quality amp that is rated high, and say use a sub with half the RMS of the amp, it might turn out fine. it is my oppinion, when dealing with these brands, that if you cut the RMS they claim to have in half, that is their max power. and the RMS is most likely much lower.so. a watt=watt. a watt is the amout of electricity that it takes to heat 1cubic inch of water from 0 degrees C to 100 degrees C (freezing~boiling). so you cant have different measurements. its the same thing. unles they are using kelvin or fahrenheit i dont see how this is possible.just they claim to produce more than they can. thats all. this is why there is &#039;high end audio&#039;so go buy your hifonics and bump responsably.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="req, post: 557982, member: 555713"] this is how it works. 1 legacy watt (or any amp of this quality = 1 real watt. 1 jl\tru\hifonics\alpine ect watt = 1 real watt. the thing is, the lower end amps dont produce the watts that they claim they can. they over rate their amplifiers so much in fact, that when people try to run them at their claimed wattage, the amps eaither fry, or the quality of sound is terrible due to clipping (pushing the amp as hard as it can go and beyond its limits). so if you are using a low quality amp that is rated high, and say use a sub with half the RMS of the amp, it might turn out fine. it is my oppinion, when dealing with these brands, that if you cut the RMS they claim to have in half, that is their max power. and the RMS is most likely much lower. so. a watt=watt. a watt is the amout of electricity that it takes to heat 1cubic inch of water from 0 degrees C to 100 degrees C (freezing~boiling). so you cant have different measurements. its the same thing. unles they are using kelvin or fahrenheit i dont see how this is possible. just they claim to produce more than they can. thats all. this is why there is 'high end audio' so go buy your hifonics and bump responsably. [/QUOTE]

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