| Re: "Crank it up" - Cheap AVR's vs Headroom
Quote: bearcreekstables wrote:
 Being an old stereo buff I tried to explain that lower cost amps don't have the headroom to push the envelope for a number of reasons.
Jerry | The big bottleneck on lower end receivers is always the power supply if it is not big enough the amp simply wont be able to hit the dynamics at high db's causing distortion. There are several things to keep in mind: One the efficiency of the speakers, Two the Ohms that the speakers run at, And three the amps actual power rating is rarely what it says on the spec's.
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