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Great68 04-22-2009 09:02 AM
Peak power ratings are meaningless.

The two important numbers when shopping for stereos are:

1) RMS power
2) Total Harmonic Distortion.

A stereo putting out 500W RMS with 1% THD is going to sound a hell of a lot worse than a stereo putting out 100W RMS with 0.01% THD.

Shun Izaki 04-22-2009 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Great68 (Post 6392464)
Peak power ratings are meaningless.

The two important numbers when shopping for stereos are:

1) RMS power
2) Total Harmonic Distortion.

A stereo putting out 500W RMS with 1% THD is going to sound a hell of a lot worse than a stereo putting out 100W RMS with 0.01% THD.
that and the S/N ratio that the source puts out.

slammer111 04-22-2009 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Great68 (Post 6392464)
Peak power ratings are meaningless.

The two important numbers when shopping for stereos are:

1) RMS power
2) Total Harmonic Distortion.

A stereo putting out 500W RMS with 1% THD is going to sound a hell of a lot worse than a stereo putting out 100W RMS with 0.01% THD.
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Originally Posted by sf666@BNR32 (Post 6392622)
that and the S/N ratio that the source puts out.
Finally, some people who know what they're talking about. Thank you. :thumbsup:

I love how all those people buy those "TV + speaker" bundles, and the box they're carrying says something stupid like 11% THD on the side. :eek: (Panasonic comes to mind) At that rate you might as well buy your Hi-fi equipment from one of those white vans and get better quality.

Great68 04-22-2009 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by slammer111 (Post 6392728)
Finally, some people who know what they're talking about. Thank you. :thumbsup:

I love how all those people buy those "TV + speaker" bundles, and the box they're carrying says something stupid like 11% THD on the side. :eek: (Panasonic comes to mind) At that rate you might as well buy your Hi-fi equipment from one of those white vans and get better quality.
The home theaters in a box aren't bad for non-audiophiles or those who will never turn up the volume very high.

But when those people say things like "My system is more powerful than your system, I have 1000 watts and you only have 300" then I laugh at them.


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