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alain38 « Performance very overvalued »
Published on 01/01/13 at 13:38This compact powered speaker is very convenient to use and provides a rendering rather satisfactory. But basically, the manufacturer used a trick not very honest to "inflate" the value of the power output, a figure which unsuspecting customers are sensitive priority. Indeed, the power amplifier is measured in watts called "effective" (or RMS in English) is the only official unit, which should allow to compare products of different origins.
Some manufacturers cheat by giving powers called "peak" (peak power in English), a unit that does not mean much except commercially, and is often considered equal to 8 times the real power (or effective). Net result: an amp sold to produce 1600 W does actually about 200 W effective.
This is the case for the speaker LINE 6, for which the manufacturer indicates "clear" it is watts peak but not dwell on what it means.
This fact is confirmed by the indication of the electrical power consumption of 250 W from the 220V mains, the figure of 250 W is silkscreened next to the electrical outlet. But an amp can deliver power "signal" than his power, which proves that the Line 6 amp can deliver more than 250 W of power. It is therefore likely that the real power is around 200 W, which is not bad but far from the figure announced in the pub.
Some manufacturers cheat by giving powers called "peak" (peak power in English), a unit that does not mean much except commercially, and is often considered equal to 8 times the real power (or effective). Net result: an amp sold to produce 1600 W does actually about 200 W effective.
This is the case for the speaker LINE 6, for which the manufacturer indicates "clear" it is watts peak but not dwell on what it means.
This fact is confirmed by the indication of the electrical power consumption of 250 W from the 220V mains, the figure of 250 W is silkscreened next to the electrical outlet. But an amp can deliver power "signal" than his power, which proves that the Line 6 amp can deliver more than 250 W of power. It is therefore likely that the real power is around 200 W, which is not bad but far from the figure announced in the pub.