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From: herbie@polaris.UUCP (Herb Chong)
Newsgroups: net.audio,net.auto
Subject: Re: Inexpensive car stereos
Message-ID: <533@polaris.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 21-May-86 18:44:24 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 21 18:44:24 1986
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In article <457@vaxwaller.UUCP> davet@vaxwaller.UUCP (Dave Triplett) writes:
> 50 Watts in a car?  Wouldn't that be a little loud, especially with
> efficient speakers.  I use a system that on a good day will put out about 5
> Watts, drive a car with a dying muffler, and cruise at 60+ with the windows
> down and have never had (or wanted to ) turn the radio to full volume.

one manufacturer's 50W is not another's 50W.  a power specification
that is not to FCC standards is not very meaningful unless it is
more stringent.  some manufacturers state that their amp is a 200W amp.
it is measured at 50W into one channel only at 1kHz at 10%THD.
when measured with all channels operating at 20-20kHz at 0.1%THD, it
is a 10W/ch system.

Herb Chong...

I'm still user-friendly -- I don't byte, I nybble....

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