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Hello,
Does anyone know what kind of Watts are used by B&O in their technical datas?
Are they RMS or musical watts or something in-between?
For example the sound of new Beoplay V1 is given for 2x32W... It is not the same if it is RMS or musical as music=2xRMS I think...
B&O uses RMS, or continuous output.
Too long to list....
Thank you!
They used the old DIN-standard until the late 80's. AFAIK, the power output should be doubled to get it up to newer B&O specs; as seen in the Beocenter 9000-series at the time of the changeover. The power output rose from 40 to 80 watts.
Vinyl records, cassettes, open reel, valve amplifiers and film photography.
Musical watts is pure nonsense, not a standard in any way. Merely a figure that makes it look tougher.One Watt is one watt.True power ratings are in RMS. That'll be the lowest figures in the spec listings.
Martin
Not to confuse the issue further, but amplifier tests may be run with purely resistive loads, which don't really mimic a loudspeaker's variation of impedance with frequency. In addition, there should be a sort of footnote with the amplifier rating saying something about the distortion allowed by the test. For example, 50 watts at <0.5% THD into 8 ohms.
Most useless specification? Loudspeaker power ratings. "Hey, these speakers must be great! They're rated at 150 watts!"