How much power is my amp giving?

[Jacobman 10+ year member]

I have the Phoenix Gold M25 and the manual says it puts out 25WRMS at 12v. So is that 25rms, if so then whats the W mean? My deck put out 16rms and the speakers are way louder then they were before.

Manual PDF

ftp://208.187.38.55/Phoenix_Gold/Manuals/Amplifiers/M_Amps/m25.pdf

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[savagebee 10+ year member]

the w means watts

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

I have the Phoenix Gold M25 and the manual says it puts out 25WRMS at 12v. So is that 25rms, if so then whats the W mean? My deck put out 16rms and the speakers are way louder then they were before.
Manual PDF

ftp://208.187.38.55/Phoenix_Gold/Manuals/Amplifiers/M_Amps/m25.pdf

Watts

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

hold on, let me get this straight

you have been on this forum for over a year and you still havent learned what RMS or a watt is......wow

 

[Jacobman 10+ year member]

I thought i read somewhere that "old school" amps put out more then they were rated at, i dont have a birth sheet or anything so i dont know, oh well.

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What do "watts" have to do with car audio?

 

[chucku 10+ year member]

I thought i read somewhere that "old school" amps put out more then they were rated at, i dont have a birth sheet or anything so i dont know, oh well.
*EDIT*

What do "watts" have to do with car audio?

Wow, you need to read the stickies at the top of the forum. Now!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/*******.gif.a649d21efc0d1fd4890a6428166586c1.gif

 

[maldecido33 10+ year member]

I thought i read somewhere that "old school" amps put out more then they were rated at, i dont have a birth sheet or anything so i dont know, oh well.
*EDIT*

What do "watts" have to do with car audio?

Watts = Power

And quit playing stupid... your sig and the year and a half you've been on this forums indicate your not that much of a dumbass, especially when all mainstream amps advertise WATTS.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

That amp will comfortably do around 40 watts per channel. It's a little beast.

Older quality amps will typically do more than their rated power for the simple reason that they were intended for competition use in a time when the class you competed in was determined by the manufacturers rated power into 4 ohms. As such amps rated for less power than they produced could provide a competitor an advantage.