What caught my eye in the Stereophile measurements was paragraph 3 where they state it's a 935 watt amp continuous, almost 30db. It doesn't put out 1870 wpc into 4 ohm or 3740 into 2 ohms continuous. "However at it's rated power of 600 wpc, which is 28 db, it would hold that rating for all loads from 8 to 2 ohms". I read about many an amp that put out 100 into 8 and 150 into 4. What if that manufacturer decided to rate it at 75 into 8, even though it put out 100? Then he could say it "doubled down" to 150 into 4. Impressive little amp then. Nobody is going to sue anybody if they buy a 75 or 600 watt amp and it puts out 100 or 935 respectively. Gee, I got more than I paid for. But it's the wordage I look at. Doubles its "rated" power is honest but to me, it is what it is, and if its "really" a say 250 watt guy, I'd be curious how close it came to 500 into 4 but most important is how it sounds into 4 or 2 ohms. Some amps start to get a little unhappy down there. If it makes someone happy to believe their amp doubles down that's fine but I don't listen to specs so my criteria is just "does it draw me in".
