Originally Posted By Boomzilla
A properly designed amp has TWICE the wattage at 4 ohms than it does at 8.


Those words keep coming up again and again, and are total CR*P.

You can go through the list of exceptional high end amps that audiophiles would give their right arm for that don't double down on power when going from 8 to 4. Not to mention from 4 to 2ohms that is a mark just to be stable at it.

I gather from your words that Axiom's own amps are not properly designed as they don't double down once you start adding in more channels like an AVR does. Yes they can up the power at 2 channels but put and output for 5 or 7 channels in the same box and they simply run out of current. It would need a far bigger power supply and then you are getting into a 20amp circuit or possibly 2x15amp plugs. And for what? Power that you will never in your wildest dreams need on a constant or prolonged basis.

I am not disagreeing that MOST AV receivers are fictionally spec'd and have no means to drive the number of channels listed at a reference volume with 4ohm or even some 8ohm speakers attached. But don't use the word amp as that is rather too broad a term.

Anthem: AVM60, Fosi DAC-Q5
Axiom: ADA1500, LFR1100 Actiive, QS8, EP500, M3, M3comp, M5