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does your RPMS drop when your idling?
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<blockquote data-quote="drkodin" data-source="post: 845111" data-attributes="member: 545032"><p>yes you are correct, in a way.</p><p></p><p>Amps used to be rated at 12.5V for the very reason you made your statement, alternators just aren't going to be able to handle a large load like a stereo system. As ratings inflated they started being rated at 14.4V which is still legit in its own way.</p><p></p><p>The big key is that music is dynamic and unless you have a highly trained ear you will not notice the power drop from 14V to 12V, especially since the volume would be extreemly high anyway. Now if you judged an amp with a tone on an spl meter, the meter would certainly reflect the power gain.</p><p></p><p>back to one of those half truths. The statement is absolutely correct, but the meaning and direction behind it were lost.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drkodin, post: 845111, member: 545032"] yes you are correct, in a way. Amps used to be rated at 12.5V for the very reason you made your statement, alternators just aren't going to be able to handle a large load like a stereo system. As ratings inflated they started being rated at 14.4V which is still legit in its own way. The big key is that music is dynamic and unless you have a highly trained ear you will not notice the power drop from 14V to 12V, especially since the volume would be extreemly high anyway. Now if you judged an amp with a tone on an spl meter, the meter would certainly reflect the power gain. back to one of those half truths. The statement is absolutely correct, but the meaning and direction behind it were lost. [/QUOTE]
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