Watts, and clarity.

Let me second that Eric is a pretty swell guy. I think @clearthink confused him with someone else or someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Coffee time. ☕️

All the best,
Nonoise

Anyway at about 6:06 into the video Bob Carver discusses his friend that did the testing.

So a video of Bob Carver in the 1980's saying he heard from some guy .... :)

Credible claims tend to be reproduced, especially when they end up in selling bigger, more expensive equipment. On top of that, we have our own experience, and that of many other audiophiles here. If power were the limiting factor for accuracy I think we'd hear more of it.

Based on age, lack of detailed description of the experiment, and lack of corroboration of a very easy to duplicate claim this claim does not pass my smell test.

As with all things in science and engineering, I leave the door open to more research.

Best,
E

Some clarity, for those that care(knowledge is power): (https://geoffthegreygeek.com/amplifier-power/) (http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-levelchange.htm) (https://www.gcaudio.com/tips-tricks/the-relationship-of-voltage-loudness-power-and-decibels/)  (depends how you look at it)

Some guy. Are you kidding? Bob Carver is a genius and do you think he would actually make that crap  up? Are you kidding? Yes credibility is important and you would think someone with critical thinking skills would understand the pitfalls of bullshit. I have personally heard 1000 watts per side and it was surreal. It was just an Onkyo Super Integra power amp with two homemade 18" subwoofers with passive crossovers, and a pair of 9 Kappas from Infinity. Nothing has ever compared. It was so clean that You could have a conversation without raising your voice. I was just wondering if new technology had made a difference. I guess I should ask Paul from PS audio and not people here.

Anyone else curious how clearthink talks in real life?