Sobering look at 2 ch driven vs all ch driven

[Canada]

Pioneer Elite VSX-94TXH A/V Receiver 2 ch driven

Pioneer Elite VSX-94TXH A/V Receiver all ch driven

[busterbrown]

check out my thread "Understanding WPC (Watts Per Channel)"

[solarrdadd]

Originally Posted by busterbrown

check out my thread "Understanding WPC (Watts Per Channel)"

hey buster, how bout a link

[busterbrown]

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=218529

[Dreamliner330]

Keep in mind, realistically, 1 wpc is sufficient for most circumstances.

Also, each 3db increase in volume requires roughly double the power to achieve.

My denon 4520 sounds excellent running 9 speaker (plus 2 on external amp). I have no clipping or distortion. To improve my audio or loudness I'd need to spend THOUSANDS on amplifiers; which wouldn't be sonically discernible for most people. That money would be much better utilized on better speakers.

[rpatt]

Originally Posted by Dreamliner330

Keep in mind, realistically, 1 wpc is sufficient for most circumstances.

Also, each 3db increase in volume requires roughly double the power to achieve.

My denon 4520 sounds excellent running 9 speaker (plus 2 on external amp). I have no clipping or distortion. To improve my audio or loudness I'd need to spend THOUSANDS on amplifiers; which wouldn't be sonically discernible for most people. That money would be much better utilized on better speakers.

Paul W. Klipsch said "what the world needs is a good 5 watt amplifier".

[Jim Hawkins]

Originally Posted by rpatt

Paul W. Klipsch said "what the world needs is a good 5 watt amplifier".

I would say that ninety percent of my music listening is done with less than one watt. I have two center channels that I run and during most movies this is about the same. During music sessions where the wife is out of the house I have used about 200 watts on the left and right channels with sustained watts around 50 or 60. Typically when I'm listening at loud volumes I'm only using a max of 20 watts.