Vad gäller strömförbrukningen på förstärkarna så brukar följande vara norm inom PA.
1/8 Power enligt nedan brukar vara det som avses om inte något annat nämns.
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1/8 POWER
Current draw at 1/8 of full power is measured with pink noise as a signal. It approximates operating with music or voice with light clipping and repesents the amplifier's typical "clean" maximum level, without audible clipping. Use these figures for typical maximum level operation.
1/3 POWERCurrent draw at 1/3 of full power is measured with pink noise as a signal. It approximates operating with music or voice with very heavy clipping and a very compressed dynamic range
FULL POWER
Current draw at full power is measured with a 1 kHz sine wave. However, it does not represent any real-world operating condition.
1/8 Power = fullt ös - 9dB.
1/4 Power = Fullt ös - 6dB = dubbla strömförbrukningen jmf med 1/8 ovan.
1/2 Power = Fullt ös -3dB = fyra gånger strömförbrukningen jmf med 1/8 ovan
Olika steg kan dra olika mycket, även om de ger lika mycket effekt ut på högtalarsladdarna.
Inspelad musik brukar ha en dynamik på ca 6dB, live-musik ca 20dB.
/M