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On 21/10/2015 02:35, geoff wrote:
On 21/10/2015 12:08 p.m., JackA wrote:
Remember in the 70's manufacturers used Peak values to help sell
power, not RMS. Not sure what the Institute for High Fidelity (IHF)
came up with, that was another figure!!

Jack



"In the 70s" ?!!! How about SINCE the 70s ? But now not just 'peak' -
all sorts including PMPO and totally imaginary unrealistically
meaningless large numbers.

Ah, yes, I remember PMPO. Over 100 watts from a few D cell batteries in
a ghetto blaster...


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