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<blockquote data-quote="ciaonzo" data-source="post: 8554433" data-attributes="member: 607015"><p>Amps make power. They have to pull current on a (somewhat) stable voltage to do that. This thing made over 6700 real world watts @ 1ohm and that is going to take a good bit of current no matter what topology it is and how well the power supply is built. I call them real world watts because, let's face it, we all touch the limits of what our equipment can do and that means you tolerate a bit of "dirty" once in a while for the sake of showing off or competing, or just goin ham on a good song because you had a good/bad day. Not sure if you guys saw the 7500+ @ .8 ohm figure out to the far right of his results sheet or not but to make 7500 on that dollar amount and that footprint is pretty impressive. Ain't nobody making 5000-7500 watts and concerning themselves with the lowest distortion possible, anyway.</p><p></p><p>Someone already said it perfectly; Once you back off the volume knob even a little bit, you're getting back into a much more efficient operating mode. They call it full tilt for a reason and there's no free lunch. You want to run at the lowest impedance and always get the last watt out of your amplifier, then you are not at all concerned with efficiency. Stay away from the last few watts of every amplifier and you've magically stepped into a realm of higher efficiency, lower distortion, lower heat, and better reliability. Just because you own a Bugatti Chiron doesn't mean you're always traveling at 260 MPH. I'm sure if you could map out the efficiency curve against power output and ohm load you would quickly see the sweet spot and everyone would tip their hat to the good deal that this is. Then all you would have to do is use it in that region.</p><p></p><p>I can't even afford it and I bought one based on the pure power it provides between 4 &amp; 2 ohms. Even my toughest driver load would only present a 1.3-1.6 so this is a good fit for me. Just need to bolster up my electrical a bit before dropping it in, lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ciaonzo, post: 8554433, member: 607015"] Amps make power. They have to pull current on a (somewhat) stable voltage to do that. This thing made over 6700 real world watts @ 1ohm and that is going to take a good bit of current no matter what topology it is and how well the power supply is built. I call them real world watts because, let's face it, we all touch the limits of what our equipment can do and that means you tolerate a bit of "dirty" once in a while for the sake of showing off or competing, or just goin ham on a good song because you had a good/bad day. Not sure if you guys saw the 7500+ @ .8 ohm figure out to the far right of his results sheet or not but to make 7500 on that dollar amount and that footprint is pretty impressive. Ain't nobody making 5000-7500 watts and concerning themselves with the lowest distortion possible, anyway. Someone already said it perfectly; Once you back off the volume knob even a little bit, you're getting back into a much more efficient operating mode. They call it full tilt for a reason and there's no free lunch. You want to run at the lowest impedance and always get the last watt out of your amplifier, then you are not at all concerned with efficiency. Stay away from the last few watts of every amplifier and you've magically stepped into a realm of higher efficiency, lower distortion, lower heat, and better reliability. Just because you own a Bugatti Chiron doesn't mean you're always traveling at 260 MPH. I'm sure if you could map out the efficiency curve against power output and ohm load you would quickly see the sweet spot and everyone would tip their hat to the good deal that this is. Then all you would have to do is use it in that region. I can't even afford it and I bought one based on the pure power it provides between 4 & 2 ohms. Even my toughest driver load would only present a 1.3-1.6 so this is a good fit for me. Just need to bolster up my electrical a bit before dropping it in, lol. [/QUOTE]
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