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<blockquote data-quote="goodsound" data-source="post: 1354282" data-attributes="member: 565204">I think you are caught between two peaks //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gifIts not your fault. If it were in my hands (or any other part of the body for the matter of fact) I would ban the use of specs like peak, PMPO, music power, etc..The 1400W peak is the max the driver can handle. The &#039;peak&#039; you are thinking (that is 1.414 times RMS) is simply the power derived from the max value of the voltage and current. Lemme &#039;splain..Lets run some numbers.For this driver, 350Wrms into 4ohms would mean 37.4Vrms and 9.35 Amps rms. So the max values would be 52.9 Volts and 13.22 Amps. So P=VxI=700W. Think of this as just the &#039;electrical peak equivalent&#039; of the RMS watts specified. It has nothing to do with the 1400W peak spec.What the 1400W spec is saying is that 1400W is the absolute max that the driver can take. Now here comes the confusion I was referring to in my previous post. We dont know if this is RMS or not. If this is RMS(doubt it) it means that 1400Wrms is what the driver can handle, and if it is max(quite likely) then it means that 700Wrms is what the driver can handle.Keep in mind that this is what the driver can handle in a very short period of time. This &#039;short period of time&#039; is nowhere defined or standardised. So manufacturers screw it left and right anyway they want.are you saying the 1 farad caps are not really 1,000,000 microfarads ? If not then what value really are they ? Cap technology has come a long way. Electrolytic caps can pack a lot farads in a small package! Especially when the working voltage is just 14V.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="goodsound, post: 1354282, member: 565204"] I think you are caught between two peaks [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif[/IMG] Its not your fault. If it were in my hands (or any other part of the body for the matter of fact) I would ban the use of specs like peak, PMPO, music power, etc.. The 1400W peak is the max the driver can handle. The 'peak' you are thinking (that is 1.414 times RMS) is simply the power derived from the max value of the voltage and current. Lemme 'splain.. Lets run some numbers. For this driver, 350Wrms into 4ohms would mean 37.4Vrms and 9.35 Amps rms. So the max values would be 52.9 Volts and 13.22 Amps. So P=VxI=700W. Think of this as just the 'electrical peak equivalent' of the RMS watts specified. It has nothing to do with the 1400W peak spec. What the 1400W spec is saying is that 1400W is the absolute max that the driver can take. Now here comes the confusion I was referring to in my previous post. We dont know if this is RMS or not. If this is RMS(doubt it) it means that 1400Wrms is what the driver can handle, and if it is max(quite likely) then it means that 700Wrms is what the driver can handle. Keep in mind that this is what the driver can handle in a very short period of time. This 'short period of time' is nowhere defined or standardised. So manufacturers screw it left and right anyway they want. are you saying the 1 farad caps are not really 1,000,000 microfarads ? If not then what value really are they ? Cap technology has come a long way. Electrolytic caps can pack a lot farads in a small package! Especially when the working voltage is just 14V. [/QUOTE]

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