Recieivers and Power Ratings

silverghost
silverghost Posts: 77
edited August 2005 in Electronics
Very informative article. I have always suspected that I really don't know as much as I think I do. Now I'm convinced of it!
Yamaha HTR-5640Polk RTi70 Mains Polk CSi30 CenterDayton Titanic MKIII Sub
Post edited by silverghost on
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited August 2005
    They can all claim 100 watts, they just don't tell you how that 100 watts sounds.

    :D:D
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Phil Dawson
    Phil Dawson Posts: 288
    edited August 2005
    YES!!!!!!! I have heard 3 wpc amps that sound great and 200 wpc amps that sound like crap. The total power output is nowhere near as important as the sound. Most of the time we are only driving our speakers with less than 10 wpc. That said my front SRS-SDAs are bi-amped with a total of about 450 wpc and my rears 2.3ti are bi-amped with about 400 wpc and each (2) cs440i in the center has about 150 watts going to it. Lots of power is great but I would get rid of these amps if they didn't sound good and go with less power if it sounded better.
    Phil
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • silverghost
    silverghost Posts: 77
    edited August 2005
    Agreed. Still, it chaps me that receiver manufacturers make it nearly impossible to make apples-to-apples comparisons, because they don't use uniform criterea for calculating stated output ratings. Interpreting receiver specs is kinda like sexing a newborn animal - sometimes you gotta roll 'em over to see what they really are! :p
    Yamaha HTR-5640Polk RTi70 Mains Polk CSi30 CenterDayton Titanic MKIII Sub
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Phil Dawson
    Phil Dawson Posts: 288
    edited August 2005
    God gave you 2 of the best tools to compare equipment and even put them in a very handy spot on each side of your head. Stop worrying about the specs and start listening.
    Good Luck, Phil
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • silverghost
    silverghost Posts: 77
    edited August 2005
    Phil Dawson wrote:
    Stop worrying about the specs and start listening.

    Just sharing info on an otherwise boring Sunday P.M. As I basically said, the more I learn, the less I know . . .
    Yamaha HTR-5640Polk RTi70 Mains Polk CSi30 CenterDayton Titanic MKIII Sub
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter