HARMAN KARDON avr 225 at 55"true watts" ??

[enigma]

<font color='#000000'>Just saw the new HK reciever line.... At 55 watts per channel the 5.1 system seems underpowered.. but the company claims it´s in &quot;true watts&quot;... anyone can explain me this?
Is this system as powerfull as a denon 1802 or yamaha rxv 1000 at 100 watts per channel? thanx</font>

 

[Guest]

<font color='#000000'>HK lists their AVR in RMS. &nbsp;Almost all other complanies including Denon and Yamaha list their power in Peak Power meaning that they cannot constantly play at 100 watts. &nbsp;The HK could probabky peak at say 150 Watts.</font>

 

[Audioholics]

<font color='#000000'>Probably a bad call to go against the grain like that... in attempting to be elite&quot; they may be isolating people who only know apples to apples...</font>

 

[gene]

<font color='#000000'>Actually all receiver manufacturers must rate power in RMS for at least two channels as per FCC mandate. &nbsp;What many companies do is not rate power with all channels driven, or rate power at 1kHz or 6ohms, or both, to boost figures. &nbsp;HK, NAD, Rotel, and some others tend to rate a bit more conservatively than some of the mass market brands. &nbsp; Its quite possible that a HK receiver rated at 55wpc can deliver this power to all channels simultaneously, while the other receiver rated at 100wpc cannot deliver this much power to all channels at the same time.

You have to look at the fine print to determine how they are really rating all channel driven power. &nbsp;


For more related &nbsp;info, see:

Equal Power or Not

Watts and dB's</font>