".... output current when the amp is outputting 300W. You should realize that such an event is unlikely to occur frequently..."
Well, measured (MEASURED!!!!) peak power needed to drive B&W 805 bookshelf speakers at musical peaks waw 3500 watts i.e. not three hundred but more then three thousand watts and for 87.5 dB sensitivity bookshelf speakers.
Only Simon Thacher from Spectron (to the best of my knowledge) is trying to "connect" specs of their amp with its musicality and many, me including, compare their amps to the best tube amplifiers.
The problem is not in specs. The problem to read them and understand them. The problem that many of not most amp producers show misleading specs like we discussed above peak current for 20 msec or displaying distrotions at low (typical number is 10 watts) output and not full output and at 1kHz only etc etc.
So, yes - you are better off listening to the component but it does not hurt to understand too...
John and Simon's philosophy is iltra low distortions and then you hear real (well recorded...) music without ear piercing or euphinic colorations.
Rafael
Well, measured (MEASURED!!!!) peak power needed to drive B&W 805 bookshelf speakers at musical peaks waw 3500 watts i.e. not three hundred but more then three thousand watts and for 87.5 dB sensitivity bookshelf speakers.
Only Simon Thacher from Spectron (to the best of my knowledge) is trying to "connect" specs of their amp with its musicality and many, me including, compare their amps to the best tube amplifiers.
The problem is not in specs. The problem to read them and understand them. The problem that many of not most amp producers show misleading specs like we discussed above peak current for 20 msec or displaying distrotions at low (typical number is 10 watts) output and not full output and at 1kHz only etc etc.
So, yes - you are better off listening to the component but it does not hurt to understand too...
John and Simon's philosophy is iltra low distortions and then you hear real (well recorded...) music without ear piercing or euphinic colorations.
Rafael