Craig said: > max.spicer Wrote: >> Can anyone tell me what the pros and cons are of doing this? By >> turning my amp up, am I making it work harder? Does it use up more >> electricity? Does it run hotter? Does the sound get affected in any >> way other than volume? >> Max > > Your amp is only working as hard as you drive the speakers so no, it > doesn't run hotter or use more power.
It is very hard to generalize on how hard the amp is working without knowing a bit more. Class A amps use a lot of power no matter how hard they are being driven. Class A/B are sortof like Class A, and then sort of like Class B. Class B amps generally use more input amps when they are producing more output watts. (Most folks think of output watts, watts in == watts out + watts lost) So if you have a typical amp, and are listening to the same sound level, it is typically drawing the same power from your local electricity company, generating the same heat. Audiophiles tend to notice different things, and sometimes how much gain the amp is putting out (especially for tube/valve amps) has impact on the sound. Adjusting the gain digitally may have impact on the sound quality depending on the dithering used and all sort of esoteric stuff. Pat http://www.pfarrell.com _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
