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<blockquote data-quote="jimmclrk1" data-source="post: 1022746" data-attributes="member: 561321"><p>I know this is a widely discussed issue on these boards, but I just want some closure on the issue. Brands like Legacy, Pyle, Pyramid, and the likes aren&#039;t popular because they are &quot;not quality&quot;. From what I can gather, this usually means that either they have a bad ratio of working/non-working off the shelf, and that they are overrated, and to acheive the rated power you end up clipping the hell out of your signal. But, say I was buying a Lanzar Heritage amp to power 2 12&quot; subs rated at 200w each, and the power rating on the amp is 200w RMS x 2 @4ohms. What kind of power am I really going to get? Seeing as how a watt is a watt, if I go into the purchase knowing that the amp won&#039;t do rated power, then I should be able to keep it from clipping by setting the gains to levels that better match the amp&#039;s real ability. Does this sound right?</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="jimmclrk1, post: 1022746, member: 561321"] I know this is a widely discussed issue on these boards, but I just want some closure on the issue. Brands like Legacy, Pyle, Pyramid, and the likes aren't popular because they are "not quality". From what I can gather, this usually means that either they have a bad ratio of working/non-working off the shelf, and that they are overrated, and to acheive the rated power you end up clipping the hell out of your signal. But, say I was buying a Lanzar Heritage amp to power 2 12" subs rated at 200w each, and the power rating on the amp is 200w RMS x 2 @4ohms. What kind of power am I really going to get? Seeing as how a watt is a watt, if I go into the purchase knowing that the amp won't do rated power, then I should be able to keep it from clipping by setting the gains to levels that better match the amp's real ability. Does this sound right? [/QUOTE]

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