Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Modern power amps are a fraction of the size and weight of older amps and have much higher power outputs. One of the aspects that has changed significantly is the methods used to specify output wattage as well as the way amplifiers deliver that power. Here is a test where I show and we can hear the differences between older power amp watts and newer power amp watts.

Band : Riarosa
Song: Better Than Nothing
Produced by: J.T. O’Neal
Mixed by : Brian Edwards
Mastered: Voyager Mastering
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00:00 Introduction
01:49 Test Setup
02:43 Crest 4801 Lowest Freq Test
03:27 Crest 4801 Highest Freq Test
04:16 Powersoft T904 Lowest Freq Test
05:40 Powersoft T904 Highest Freq Test
06:44 Crest Power Test
08:14 Powersoft Power Test
09:04 Short Term Power Test
10:39 Hear Power Differences wit Music
12:14 Hear 400 Watts vs 540 Watts
13:39 Outro