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In Reply to: Class A - how to tell? posted by ianm0 on September 8, 2014 at 17:35:35:
But 1 watt is 0 dbW, 2 watts is 3dbW, 4 watts 6dbW, and 8watts is 9dbw. Tthe 2 extra Class-A watts is less than 1 dbW.
16 watts is 12dbW, 32 is 15 dbw, and 40w is <1 dbW more.
The 1st 9dbW of loudness your amp gives is in class A. that's more than half its loudness.
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- Just 10 watts out of 40 watts? Doesn't look like much!? - Timbo in Oz 00:01:03 09/11/14 (0)