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<blockquote data-quote="DidUHearThat?" data-source="post: 6892688" data-attributes="member: 594758">It doesn&#039;t have to be more expensive, just better.Yes, this forum is brutal.&nbsp; The real issue is you don&#039;t understand the question you&#039;ve asked.&nbsp; That&#039;s very common.&nbsp; A search of similar threads will show similar responses, because it&#039;s really the only way to answer it.There is no easy way to determine the true RMS output of an amp, and the only way to do it is by a method that can be compared to other amp testing methods.&nbsp; If you use a different testing method then that number is meaningless and can not be compared to another amp anyway, so why bother?&nbsp; That would be like wieghing your amp and saying it weighs the same as 36 rocks you found in your yard.&nbsp; How does that compare to the rocks in somebody elses yard or thier amp?&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t, it&#039;s a meaningless number unless you use the same testing method.&nbsp; That is not something the average consumer can do by themselves.Manufactures know this, so they lie their ***** off and claim absurd numbers for thier amps.&nbsp; Stick with reputable brands, conservative numbers that are backed up by a testing method and explained how they got that number.&nbsp; So you can compare apples to apples.&nbsp; If the box says in big letters &quot;2000 watts!!!!&quot; with no explination how they got that number and you see that the amp has a 20 amp fuse you should know they are lieing.&nbsp; 20 amps x 14 volts = 280 watts max. , probably a lot less.You can&#039;t test the true RMS your self, but you can learn to be a smart consumer.&nbsp; Stick with major brands, read reviews, do your research and learn to read the specs and look for bullshit claims.BTW, my sub amp also costs $150.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DidUHearThat?, post: 6892688, member: 594758"] It doesn't have to be more expensive, just better. Yes, this forum is brutal. The real issue is you don't understand the question you've asked. That's very common. A search of similar threads will show similar responses, because it's really the only way to answer it. There is no easy way to determine the true RMS output of an amp, and the only way to do it is by a method that can be compared to other amp testing methods. If you use a different testing method then that number is meaningless and can not be compared to another amp anyway, so why bother? That would be like wieghing your amp and saying it weighs the same as 36 rocks you found in your yard. How does that compare to the rocks in somebody elses yard or thier amp? It doesn't, it's a meaningless number unless you use the same testing method. That is not something the average consumer can do by themselves. Manufactures know this, so they lie their ***** off and claim absurd numbers for thier amps. Stick with reputable brands, conservative numbers that are backed up by a testing method and explained how they got that number. So you can compare apples to apples. If the box says in big letters "2000 watts!!!!" with no explination how they got that number and you see that the amp has a 20 amp fuse you should know they are lieing. 20 amps x 14 volts = 280 watts max. , probably a lot less. You can't test the true RMS your self, but you can learn to be a smart consumer. Stick with major brands, read reviews, do your research and learn to read the specs and look for bullshit claims. BTW, my sub amp also costs $150. [/QUOTE]

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