How many amps in my VSX-1015tx?

[Drummerboy]

i was wondering... ive been told that some recievers have 7 amps, one for each channel. Is this the way mine works? I cant find the info anywhere, and would like to look at recievers that are built that way...

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

i was wondering... ive been told that some recievers have 7 amps, one for each channel. Is this the way mine works? I cant find the info anywhere, and would like to look at recievers that are built that way...

Very good question. Read this, as an amplifier has many internal parts.

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/amplifier2.htm

In laymans terms, your 7 channel receiver has 7 channels which pull power from a single power supply, utilizing two capacitors which store energy (similar to a battery but with recharging capabilities), and dissipate the heat byproduct from the transistors with a single heat sink. In comparison, your receiver is not comparable to 7 monobloc 110 watt amplifiers with individual power supplies, capacitors, and heat sinks.

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

This is about as close as you're going to get to having seven indepedent separate amplifiers in one case. Each is removable for service.

http://www.earthquakesound.com/cinenova grande.htm

 

[Sheep]

It has 7 amps, but only 1 power supply.

SheepStar

 

[Drummerboy]

got it... thnx

 

[ht_addict]

Very good question. Read this, as an amplifier has many internal parts.

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/amplifier2.htm

In laymans terms, your 7 channel receiver has 7 channels which pull power from a single power supply, utilizing two capacitors which store energy (similar to a battery but with recharging capabilities), and dissipate the heat byproduct from the transistors with a single heat sink. In comparison, your receiver is not comparable to 7 monobloc 110 watt amplifiers with individual power supplies, capacitors, and heat sinks.

But it is comparable to the build design of alot off amps on the market. Though the amps will utilize a few more caps and a few more output devices per channel. There are advantages to having a monoblock design(individual power supply, caps, output devices, heatsink, etc) but unless your paying big $$$ these components are going to be small in nature(eg: 400VA transformer/2x20,000uf caps per channel vs 2000VA/100,000uf) In 2 channel mode the extra power of the unused channels couldn't be tapped where as they can in a setup where the channels draw off the same power supply/storage caps. But if your not taxing the power supply and storage capabilities in anyway it won't matter which design you go with.