Is it measuring RMS or Peak?
446722
Its great for an on desk rack for monitoring its very light weight but very accurate
446723
It depends - (I hate it when someone says that; bear with me.) The meter features a gain control for each channel. That said, you are asking about "rise time" or the needle ballistics for mechanical meters. This factor is relevant in understanding why not all meters seem to respond in the same way. First, set up a test tone on your audio console/mixer/source and calibrate its local meter to -12dB, the digital standard, or 0VU, the analog standard. Set the input levels to any recorders connected to your mixer in the same way. Set your AmAudio Meters to just illuminate the -12dB red LED. Now you have everything calibrated for "static gain". This is step one in managing your studio's "gain plan". Now, play some pulsing music or just "pip" the tone on/off to analyze the ballistics behaviors of all your meters and learn about the differences in rise/response times. Meters with zero response time are peak readers. Example: A hard single piano note can have a 10dB difference between RMS and peak readings. Normal speech "envelope" has roughly 1.5 to 2dB of difference. Hope this is all helpful.
1531357
By quickly doing the math in my head, it should be roughly 450w RMS, 800 peak.
1680811
Hi, I only use it to read and reset the error codes. I've not used it to measure anything in metric or English units.
1460890
Oh and never give any credence to "dynamic power." Rms is the only thing you need to concern yourself with. Unless you don't play any music at all. "Dynamic power" will fade when playing continuous sound (like music.) more for things like short bursts of sound like in movies. Better off not even paying any attention to dynamic. RMS is gospel.
2052862
It accumulates until you disconnect power so you can see the total aH that have been used. It also gives peak and current AMP readings.
328638
Crutchfield has the specs as "Peak Power Output (Watts x Channels) 450 x 2". Peak wattage (in this case 900 watts) is important to be available during certain demanding parts of a song, but is not sustainable (Think of it like you're jogging and a dog starts chasing you. You can get a burst of speed to get away, but can't run that fast for a long period). The sustained/continuous wattage is what the RMS refers to. That is what the more important statistic is to look at and how most legitimate amps are rated. I have this amp and consider it very good, especially at this price point. Sorry if I got too off topic. Hope this helps! Crutchfield has the specs as "Peak Power Output (Watts x Channels) 450 x 2". Peak wattage (in this case 900 watts) is important to be available during certain demanding parts of a song, but is not sustainable (Think of it like you're jogging and a dog starts chasing you. You can get a burst of speed to get away, but can't run that fast for a long period). The sustained/continuous wattage is what the RMS refers to. That is what the more important statistic is to look at and how most legitimate amps are rated. I have this amp and consider it very good, especially at this price... » Read More Crutchfield has the specs as "Peak Power Output (Watts x Channels) 450 x 2". Peak wattage (in this case 900 watts) is important to be available during certain demanding parts of a song, but is not sustainable (Think of it like you're jogging and a dog starts chasing you. You can get a burst of speed to get away, but can't run that fast for a long period). The sustained/continuous wattage is what the RMS refers to. That is what the more important statistic is to look at and how most legitimate amps are rated. I have this amp and consider it very good, especially at this price point. Sorry if I got too off topic. Hope this helps! « Show Less
1171793
I can't speak for sony but I imagine this has to do with measurement standards and practices, which have long been controversial. RMS ratings (look it up) are more accurate and reflective of true power output and are always lower than "total" watts, but the bigger numbers look better in advertising. Hope this helps. I agree with Wil about the sound quality and power...regardless of the numbers, this unit blasts and blasts well.
1361669
Just like someone else said, it's hard to tell the difference between individual levels but it definitely makes a difference between the highest and lowest level. Just put something bass heavy on and adjust all the way up and down. I leave mine on max as that is barely adequate.
854254
Total power output: RMS 8W x 2 + 12W x 1 Source: http://www.edifier-international.com/products/edifier-multimedia/m1380
1640734
That's 100 rms 400 peak, so your rms should be between 100-200 and peak output should be 400. You also want a buffer between amp peak and speaker peak. So you should get something pushing 150rms and 300 peak. I like alpine but there are plenty of good options. Don't spend less than 100.
1205775
rms runs at 350 and peak is 500 ive got it running a infinity 12 inch home sub and it pounds the only thing is the pluging doesnt stay in it wants to unplug if you move it at all.
45457
What they said. Peak power is almost irrelevant. RMS rating is what you want to pay attention to. This sub has a minimum rms of 150 watts and a max of 500 watts, so be sure that whatever you're powering it with, falls within that range.
598878
Rms and peak are two different ratings all together Rms is true wattage" what is the sub seeing constantly"Peak is an inflated number by company's to get to buyer to buy there amp because the number is bigger which is rarely true about the amps when you test them to see if they can match the manufacturers specsRms is roughly 650 at 1 ohm Peak is 1000 at 1 ohm And that is using an amp meter and checking what the amp is putting out.The zrx line of amp only seems to be capable of a little over half there rating from hifonicsBest of luck to you
1171695
75 watts RMS Recommended and it can handle up to 150 watts RMS MAX. or if you want to go by peak power 300 watts PEAK is the max.[edit](D.J.) is right and I should have mentioned that these maximum ratings (150 watt RMS and the 300 watt PEAK) are at 8 Ohms
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Measured in any scientific way accepted by the audio engineering community, of which I am proudly a member, no. The only meaningful measure of an amplifier's output is R.M.S across its entire bandwidth at a given impedance. There's a useful article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_power. The figure from the manual is useless, unscientific, and designed to deceive. No one would, for instance, listen to an audio source that was distorted by 10% across its total bandwidth, the only frequency measure that matters, for very long. Pyle also has serious q.c. issues. I had to repair mine right out of the box to get it to work. Measured in any scientific way accepted by the audio engineering community, of which I am proudly a member, no. The only meaningful measure of an amplifier's output is R.M.S across its entire bandwidth at a given impedance. There's a useful article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_power. The figure from the manual is useless, unscientific, and designed to deceive. No one would, for instance, listen to an audio source that was distorted by 10% across its total bandwidth, the only frequency measure that matters, for very long. Pyle also has serious q.c. issues. I had to repair mine... » Read More Measured in any scientific way accepted by the audio engineering community, of which I am proudly a member, no. The only meaningful measure of an amplifier's output is R.M.S across its entire bandwidth at a given impedance. There's a useful article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_power. The figure from the manual is useless, unscientific, and designed to deceive. No one would, for instance, listen to an audio source that was distorted by 10% across its total bandwidth, the only frequency measure that matters, for very long. Pyle also has serious q.c. issues. I had to repair mine right out of the box to get it to work. « Show Less
340846
Thank all for your responses. The unit is useless for me as I need to know the AVERAGE sound level over a period of time.
598877
Rms and peak are two different ratings all together Rms is true wattage" what is the sub seeing constantly" Peak is an inflated number by company's to get to buyer to buy there amp because the number is bigger which is rarely true about the amps when you test them to see if they can match the manufacturers specs Rms is roughly 650 at 1 ohm Peak is 1000 at 1 ohm And that is using an amp meter and checking what the amp is putting out. The zrx line of amp only seems to be capable of a little over half there rating from hifonics Best of luck to you