Con sombody please tell my friend.......

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

that peak watts really mean nothing. RMS is what to look 4

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[dkguitarist 5,000+ posts]

peak doesn't mean shit. it's just a number companies use to impress the average joe. ex:

1500 watts peak! THAT'S AWESOME!!

when in reality he'll only see half that power continuously. peak is only for a few seconds at most.

it ain't shit.

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Is he/she going to be reading this?

Peak watts is a worthless number. RMS is the only power rating worth paying any attention to. The peak rating will never be met. The equipment normally will only output/handle the rated RMS power rating.

And some companys only list peak power. Please stay away from these companys. It's a shady way to trick people in to buying overpriced overrated gear.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

you won't even reach rms power let alone peak. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

you won't even reach rms power let alone peak. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

don't crush his hopes and dreams:crying:

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

yea he read it and he now believes me........dumbass

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

most companies are shady on rms ratings, why would they be honest about peak? it means nothing at all, i bet most amps couldnt put out that power if they were cranked in every fashion available. rms can very truthful wise depending on company.

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Well he's your friend. Don't call him a dumbass lol.

You have to learn some where. Just tell him to make sure he knows what he is arguing about next time. No point in arguing if you don't know you are right.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

don't crush his hopes and dreams:crying:

that is my job as forum ******* //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

i always use the lightening audio analogy ( sp??? )

peak power is if lightening were to strike that amp it MIGHT make that power

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

that is my job as forum ******* //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

What kind of benifits are included? Free proctology exams???

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

LOLMONDS @ peak talk

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

What kind of benifits are included? Free proctology exams???

no just getting told stfu //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

On every piece of audio gear I have ever owned or had direct experience with the "peak" ratings (whether that be a wattage output rating on an amplifier or a head unit...which is still talking about the inbuilt amp OR the wattage input capability on a speaker or subwoofer) is good for nothing better than to help some marketing guy to meet his quarterly sales quota.

RMS ratings are much more indicative of actual, real world, usable figures. As previously stated by TeeBone already in this thread, even the RMS numbers will rarely, if ever, actually be met by the average user - especially playing music as opposed to a test tone sine wave.

bdawson tell your friend if he wants to fall for the marketing hype he is more than welcome to - some company's advertising department will have done their job and he (your friend) can have the satisfaction of making someone feel as if they have done what they were hired to do but do not expect any great deal of performance for having fallen for the impression that the amp he just purchased which has 1600 Watts Max Power! garishly emblazoned across the topside of the chassis will EVER give him 1600 usable watts.

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[ramos 5,000+ posts]

Has he been hanging out at circut chitty lately ? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif