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<blockquote data-quote="helotaxi" data-source="post: 7119926" data-attributes="member: 550915"><p>To summarize what RC said: If the amps measure below an audible threshold in power, frequency response, and THD, they will be audibly indistinguishable. The bottom line is that there is no magic to how an amp sounds. As long as the frequency response is good (that is the shortfall of some lower quality amps), the amp is kept below the threshold where it starts to introduce significant audible distortion (usually well short of clipping for some of the budget brands), and produces power, any amp will suffice.</p><p></p><p>Never knew that the Alpines in the GN were anything special other than really big top of the line Alpines from the day. He didn't build the GN either. He added a few tweaks later on but Speakerworks built the car and won the IASCA nationals with it at least twice before RC bought it IIRC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="helotaxi, post: 7119926, member: 550915"] To summarize what RC said: If the amps measure below an audible threshold in power, frequency response, and THD, they will be audibly indistinguishable. The bottom line is that there is no magic to how an amp sounds. As long as the frequency response is good (that is the shortfall of some lower quality amps), the amp is kept below the threshold where it starts to introduce significant audible distortion (usually well short of clipping for some of the budget brands), and produces power, any amp will suffice. Never knew that the Alpines in the GN were anything special other than really big top of the line Alpines from the day. He didn't build the GN either. He added a few tweaks later on but Speakerworks built the car and won the IASCA nationals with it at least twice before RC bought it IIRC. [/QUOTE]
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