watts

I have a watt meter similar to this one: Watt Meter My speakers happen to be Magnepan 1.6 which are not very efficient. I am driving the Magnepans with a Hypex NC500x Class D amp. Which has a 93% efficiency rating or so at full power. Playing loud music thru my speakers I am measuring about...

Hi all, Quick question for the hive mind. I'm trying to figure out how much amplifier power I need for the HF side of a JBL M2. The usual approach — take system sensitivity, add distance loss, solve for watts — doesn't really work here. The M2 is actively bi-amped at 800 Hz, so the HF driver...

I don't know how much extra work it would be, so maybe not a great idea. But if not too much work, when you do a review, it would be nice to know the power consumption in the various modes like standby, or idle, or normal use. Often the manufacturers do not give that info. I tried to find it...