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Old 04-12-2018, 01:27 PM
ariess ariess is offline
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Default Ref 160M

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Originally Posted by jpgr4blu View Post
Looks great but why are the specifications not listed for hum and noise and power supply energy storage. Also note THD higher than Ref 150se and GS 150 with 140 watts instead of 150.
Doesn't mean it won't sound great but it is puzzling. Maybe sacrifices had to be made for new circuit with auto biasing? Perhaps an engineer can weigh in.
I don't think its relevant that the THD spec hits at 140 watts instead of 150 watts since you need to double power to increased by 3 dB, that 10 watt difference is only 0.3 dB. Nobody is going to miss 0.3 dB at the top end. I think what matters is how the first 10 watts sound.
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