How come that things like $300, when a hi-fi power amp such as >
Stereophile: Rotel RB 1080 power amplifier only offers around 200wpc and yet is $1000+
oh. you seen my rotel amp in the picture.
the difference is attention to detail. pro amp are design to play loud for long periods of time.
good home amps were design to sound great first.
here is a easy way for me to explain it to you
get any decent tweeter. put a 2.2 mfd electrolytic cap on it. listen to it. then try a mylar cap of the same value. you will notice that it will sound a lot better. not put a metal propylene cap on it of the same value. the tweeter will now sound a lot purer.
now the 2.2 electrolytic cap will cost a dollar. the mylar will cost 10. the metal propylene will cost 20-300.00 depending on which one you buy. they are a lot cheaper at parts express but still expensive
in the more expensive amp they use the more expensive caps to put in the signal chain. they used the more expensive parts in general in resistor, chokes and output transistors
nobody would run a pro amp (which use a lot of of extra generic parts for their reliabilty) on high quality speakers. for one you will likely blow your speaker. but they make the perfect choice for sub power as your sub doesn't have to have the finest details
rotel amp are supposed to sound as good as the 5,000.00 amp. I don't know if that's true, but they sound wonderful with my paradigm monitor 11v3. btw the amp is rated for 200wpc. did you see what it actually does. 50% more
