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<blockquote data-quote="n2audio" data-source="post: 8247417" data-attributes="member: 540940"><p>Peak/max power is a RESULT of RMS power. It's devolved into just an inflated number that looks good on the box or on a spec list. Don't ever choose a piece of equipment on max/peak power. Some of the low budget brands abuse it severely.</p><p></p><p>Peak/max is clearly defined in the field of wave mechanics (a/c circuits for example) but in car audio it is very close to meaningless.</p><p></p><p>as others have said, for a pair of 400w rms dual 4's (or single 2's) your ideal amp would be a mono ~800w rms at 1 ohm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="n2audio, post: 8247417, member: 540940"] Peak/max power is a RESULT of RMS power. It's devolved into just an inflated number that looks good on the box or on a spec list. Don't ever choose a piece of equipment on max/peak power. Some of the low budget brands abuse it severely. Peak/max is clearly defined in the field of wave mechanics (a/c circuits for example) but in car audio it is very close to meaningless. as others have said, for a pair of 400w rms dual 4's (or single 2's) your ideal amp would be a mono ~800w rms at 1 ohm. [/QUOTE]
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