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<blockquote data-quote="quackhead" data-source="post: 7821219" data-attributes="member: 573547"><p>The answer is completely dependent on the equipment choices and utilization of the equipment. The difference in electrical efficiency between a amp that produces 1000 watts at 1 ohm @ 60% efficiency and 1000 watts at 4ohms at 85% efficiency is this:</p><p></p><p>@ 14.4v/85% eff.:</p><p></p><p>1000w/.85 = 1176 watts required</p><p></p><p>1176/14.4v = 81.6 Amps required</p><p></p><p>@ 14.4v/60% eff.:</p><p></p><p>1000w/.60 = 1667 watts required</p><p></p><p>1667/14.4 = 115.8 Amps required</p><p></p><p>34.2 amps difference in the example above, just by equipment choices alone....and this does not even take into consideration the loss in fidelity at 1ohm.</p><p></p><p>just a FYI.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="quackhead, post: 7821219, member: 573547"] The answer is completely dependent on the equipment choices and utilization of the equipment. The difference in electrical efficiency between a amp that produces 1000 watts at 1 ohm @ 60% efficiency and 1000 watts at 4ohms at 85% efficiency is this: @ 14.4v/85% eff.: 1000w/.85 = 1176 watts required 1176/14.4v = 81.6 Amps required @ 14.4v/60% eff.: 1000w/.60 = 1667 watts required 1667/14.4 = 115.8 Amps required 34.2 amps difference in the example above, just by equipment choices alone....and this does not even take into consideration the loss in fidelity at 1ohm. just a FYI. [/QUOTE]
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