Why Don't We See More High Current Electronics?


It seems that in looking around for amplifiers and integrated amps that double their power as the impedance is halved (high current), they seem to be in a minority. Is it just more costly to build good-sounding high current electronics and the market demand for them just isn't there, or what?
foster_9
Well, in my experience I haven't come across high current amplifiers that double down and sound anything less than stellar. If an amp cannot double down I'll pass on it...why limit your choice of speakers due to challenging impedance loads and such?
Hack, remember that a high current amp will decrease power into higher loads. There are limitations in either case. Choose your speakers and amplify them appropriately.
I just did a quick search to see what amps double down and found the following do , Ayre , Classe , Edge ,luxman , Marantz , Simaudio , Tenor and some Levinson and Parasound , probably lots of others . As others above have said I don't think that aspect is very important , even in a large room and at lease braking levels .
As others above have said I don't think that aspect is very important , even in a large room and at lease braking levels .
Tmsorosk (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)
Well, I'm of the opinion that it matters based on what I've experienced in my system using speakers that had an uneven impedance curve.

Relating back to what Unsound stated in his previous post, the reduced power output into higher loads (lower impedances if I'm reading Unsound correctly) from an amp that does not double down (double power as impedance is halved) resulted in a sound that was always "bright" because less power was being delivered by into the mids and bass frequencies than the treble frequencies. Therefore, there was a higher decibel level in the highs than in the mids and bass. The difference was not large, and it probably wasn't noticeably measurable on a Radio Shack decibel meter, but the results were clearly audible on my speakers that had an uneven impedance curve.

Once I drove them with an amp that doubled down, the sound was evened out and the speakers no longer sounded "bright".

FWIW...