Perhaps one of you engineer guys can comment on this, assuming the wattage ratings are accurate(according to manufacturers claims)....
Scenario 1) an amplifier rated at 125 watts per channel, playing into a pair of three-way(passive) tower speakers
...vs...
Scenario 2) 3 amplifiers rated at 75 watts per channel powering the same(in theory) three-way tower speaker but with an active crossover.
Questions...which would theoretically play louder and cleaner? would the separate (less powerfull) amps to the separate drivers put out similar db's overall, and would they also play with less distortion being separated into 3 amps. Would there be some type of correlation wattage-wise between these two scenarios(eg. single amp/100 wts per ch/passive...equals...3 amps/50 watts per c/with active crossover)
Last edited by Adrian; 07/31/10 09:18 PM.
