Power

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Printed Date: July 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM

Topic: Power

Posted By: bizzy818
Subject: Power
Date Posted: February 28, 2003 at 1:06 PM

What do they mean when they say continuous? example. 300W RMS (continuous)

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Posted By: thepencil
Date Posted: February 28, 2003 at 1:29 PM

It is the power in which your amps or speaker are able to play at optimum continuously in a musical session. Peak power on the other hand the peak power your amps and speaker are able to perform during a short musical burst.

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Posted By: dyer
Date Posted: February 28, 2003 at 9:07 PM

RMS is the power rating you should probably pay most attention to. Your amps continuous power should match your speaker(s) continuous power. Speaker "A" could be 400 watt peak and 200 watt rms, while speaker "B" could be 800 watt peak and only 100 watt rms. I would prefer speaker "A". Make any sense?

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Dyer

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