Help FAST!!!!! Arcam A70 Question

SolidSqual
SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
edited June 2007 in Electronics
CONTINUOUS POWER OUTPUT PER CHANNEL
BOTH CHANNELS DRIVEN 8Ω, 20HZ-20KHZ 50W
SINGLE CHANNEL 4Ω, 1KHZ 100W
DISTORTION 8Ω, 80% POWER, 1KHZ 0.005%

What does "SINGLE CHANNEL 4Ω, 1KHZ 100W" mean? Can someone explain this lingo to me from Arcam's website.

I'm making an offer on Audiogon and need this info. fast. Thanks.
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited June 2007
    Doesn't it mean that power output was measured at specific frequency (1KHz sine signal)? So 100 Watts if fed into 4-Ohm load, and 80% of 100W (i.e. 80W) if fed into 8-Ohm load.
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  • Spacedeckman
    Spacedeckman Posts: 96
    edited June 2007
    Quit worrying and buy it already. It's a great amp.

    Mark
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