Why all the Fuss About Power? The Equivalent Amplifier Size – Part 2
By Pat Brown
Pat Brown provides a logical and defensible method of providing a meaningful minimum recommended amplifier size for a given loudspeaker.
Of all of the specifications necessary for sound system design, perhaps the most confusing, vague, and often misleading is the loudspeaker power rating. In our last issue, I pointed out some of the problems with power ratings in general (See “Why All the Fuss About Power). In Part 2 of this installment I will provide a logical and defensible method of providing a meaningful minimum recommended amplifier size for a given loudspeaker.