Amp gain wattage

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Aug 17, 2004 | 01:26 PM

Odessa

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Amp gain wattage

Let's take for example a 100 rms watt amp. If I turn the gain to 50%, this means I'm using only 50 rms watts of the amp's total power? If yes, then I'm basically wasting the other 50 watts, right?

Aug 17, 2004 | 01:54 PM

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Re: Amp gain wattage (Odessa)

The answer to both of your questions is no.

Aug 17, 2004 | 02:19 PM

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Re: Amp gain wattage (Odessa)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Odessa »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Let's take for example a 100 rms watt amp. If I turn the gain to 50%, this means I'm using only 50 rms watts of the amp's total power? If yes, then I'm basically wasting the other 50 watts, right?</TD></TR></TABLE>

That is not the way gain controls work. Check this page out for a good explanation...

http://www.bcae1.com/gaincon2.htm