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In Reply to: RE: The world according to Nelson Pass posted by hahax@verizon.net on October 7, 2016 at 13:59:21:
I never wrote anything about output, 5 watts or otherwise.
The post was about efficiency. Pass designs tend to be inefficient, some of them sinfully so, yet audionuts gobble them up and rave about them. Been there, done that. You don't need a silicon space heater, or tubes, to make good sound.
The monoblock amplifiers I currently (ha!) use for midrange/tweeters (4 ohms, 88db or so efficiency) put out 50 to 60 watts, depending on load. I cannot turn it up far enough to induce clipping, and I sometimes like it LOUD. The amps rarely get warmer than an alarm clock. The HD is around .001%, IMD is -90db, hum and noise around -110db. They are NOT Class D, but my bass amp is, so it runs incredibly efficiently as well.
That's the kind of stuff smart people are designing these days, not power hogs.
Peace,
Tom E
berate is 8 and benign is 9
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- I never mentioned power output - madisonears 20:00:59 10/07/16 (0)