Originally Posted By: wid
The power useage is not so much determined by the amp but the signal the amp in given. They have to have a wide range on the gain because of the different signal levels of different sub (pre) outs.


Ok.I think I understand. So the signals coming from the pre-out are not fixed. That would explain it. I was thinking that there would be a standard output level, eg. +/- 5 miilivolt. My background is in chemical engineering so this signal processing stuff is not my bag

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