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RMS is not a unit of measurement!
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<blockquote data-quote="hispls" data-source="post: 8266207" data-attributes="member: 614752"><p>The use and misuse of the term only adds to confusion and misinformation all around.</p><p></p><p>ALL power, current, and voltage when discussing AC is measured with RMS. Peak power handling and continuous power handling are BOTH expressed in terms of RMS. Nobody is looking at a waveform on a scope and measuring peak or peak to peak voltage and current to come up with "peak" ratings.</p><p></p><p>"Peak" power on an amp is some ******** number made up to trick people into buying, "peak" power handling on a loudspeaker is mostly useless and rather arbitrary and typically simply expresses mechanical limits. IMO people that would actually consider a "peak" rating of any kind have no business attempting to run a loudspeaker beyond it's continuous power rating.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hispls, post: 8266207, member: 614752"] The use and misuse of the term only adds to confusion and misinformation all around. ALL power, current, and voltage when discussing AC is measured with RMS. Peak power handling and continuous power handling are BOTH expressed in terms of RMS. Nobody is looking at a waveform on a scope and measuring peak or peak to peak voltage and current to come up with "peak" ratings. "Peak" power on an amp is some ******** number made up to trick people into buying, "peak" power handling on a loudspeaker is mostly useless and rather arbitrary and typically simply expresses mechanical limits. IMO people that would actually consider a "peak" rating of any kind have no business attempting to run a loudspeaker beyond it's continuous power rating. [/QUOTE]
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