Sunday, 5 January 2014

Another Look At The Expression "Power" Of Tube Amplifiers

By Sherry Lambert


Picking the perfect model is tricky whilst confronted with a huge number of different terms and specs, including "T-amp", "channel separation", "efficiency" and so forth. You might not even fully know the most fundamental of these terms, like "amplifier power". I will describe the term "amplifier wattage" a bit more in this expose. "Wattage" is one of the most elementary terms describing amplifier performance. However, it is frequently misunderstood. Several makers also in the past have used this term in a perplexing manner in order to conceal the real performance.

The output wattage of the audio amplifiers is shown as "wattage". This shows how loud your amplifier can drive your speakers. If you have a small space then you don't require much more than a few watts. If you want to set up speakers in the open or in a live concert then you will need several hundred watts of power. Many amplifiers will have increasing audio distortion as output power increases. Therefore, you want to choose an amp which offers more output power than you will in fact require. This will guarantee that you will never drive the amplifier into areas of big distortion.

"Wattage" describes how loud your amp may drive your loudspeakers. If you have a small space then you don't require much more than several watts. If you want to install loudspeakers outside or in a concert then you will need several hundred watts of power. Most amplifiers will have growing audio distortion as output power increases. As a result, you want to choose an amplifier which offers higher output power than you will actually require. This will assure that you will never drive the amplifier into regions of high distortion.

Nonetheless, whereas the rms specification will tell you more about the amplifier's true performance, be certain however that the amplifier offers a peak power rating that is quite a bit higher than the rms rating. This is because most likely you will be utilizing the amp to amplify music or voice. Music and voice signals by nature always fluctuate regarding their power, i.e. the power envelope of the audio will change over time. The main reason is that audio signals are going to have short bursts of high power which the amplifier has to handle. Rms power is measured with a constant sine wave that hardly compares with a music signal by way of the power envelope.

Please notice that often the peak power of the amplifier will depend upon the impedance of your loudspeakers which is typically between 4 and 8 Ohms. An audio amplifier which has a set internal supply voltage will have a maximum output voltage swing which is restricted by that supply voltage. If you are driving an 8-Ohm speaker then the amplifier has to output twice the output voltage than when driving a 4-Ohm speaker so as to deliver the same amount of output power. If the highest output power is not referenced to a speaker impedance, you ought to contact the maker. Usually a 4-Ohm speaker is utilized as a reference.




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