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Originally Posted by Pilot
My son's MR2 came with what is marked as a 1000 watt amplifier. Very bling looking amp as well with its see-through top. When the radio shop installed a new radio, they were quick to point out that amplifier manufactures often make amp power claims that are significantly exagerated--they lie. He reminded me that all I have to do is look at the circuit breaker associated with the amplifier (30 amps on my son's car), multiple that number times voltage (12) to get the maximum wattage the unit can produce...in this case (12volts x 30 amp fuse) 360 watts.  So what is YOUR circuit breaker size? |
i wonder if this is like computer power supplies:
they take them and put them in a controlled place, and then run the test. they'll say it makes 500 watts but they don't tell you that they got that info at insane low temps. then when you put it in your computer case, the temp goes up and the output hits far lower then their test.
i am not sure if temps will affect the amp but there must be some way that they bs'd the number. if thats the case, i am sure if you pay a little more, there are companies that won't test under controlled spaces(or at least lie to you a bit less). can anyone who is amp savy chime in ? O_o