wattage rating for recievers

[dirtwarrior]

I asked this is another thread so I will start a discussion here.
Which recievers have a truer measure of wattage or consiverative measure?

Which one have an inflated measure?

[STEvil]

none.

Look at what its rated at then read the back which states what it actually consumes. Assume 80% efficiency at max and you'll see how over-rated they ALL are (usually about 2x).

[Soulburner]

My Onkyo TX-SR304 uses around 30-35w playing analog audio from my sound card to 5.1 speakers.

[NickS]

People on AVS Forum say my Dad's TX-SR705 draws about 600w @ normal volume levels :X

[Soulburner]

People on AVS Forum say my Dad's TX-SR705 draws about 600w @ normal volume levels :X
There is no way it draws 600w from the wall...no way.

[NickS]

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=935808

Heh. :shrug:

[apexracing]

Unless the AMP reading on my Monster power bar is wrong, the Yamaha HTR-6030 draws about 0.5A at normal listening levels, around -30db or less. Yamaha is known for having strong amplifiers in their receivers, it actually will do 100w per channel.

[Donnie27]

none.

Look at what its rated at then read the back which states what it actually consumes. Assume 80% efficiency at max and you'll see how over-rated they ALL are (usually about 2x).

Quoted for truth:)

Please also note that some of them Cheat=P They measure max power of the AMP playing on a single bridged channel. Yet, I'll still take Harmon Kardon's over most of the others in this segment. Sure they're not Carver or Macintosh:) I once had the whole Phase Linear series 1000 set, I still have the Noise Reduction Range expansion unit.

The Harman Kardon 730 I tried to tell the Headphone guys about is rated at only 50 watts per ch. It killed 4 sets of speaker and 3 different cans, one set was Sinnheisser HD600's. Klipsch owners love these Integrated Bi Ampped Receivers.

If you truely like good sounding music enough to spend 200 on a sound card for Analog out, then try this one?

http://hamilton.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-electronics-Harman-Kardon-HK-730-twin-power-receiver-W0QQAdIdZ29141074



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730 was the $1000 receiver that got them on the map, the others were low Volume super expensive niche market stuff. I only wish some one else could hear what I heard, blow up some headphone then understand what a REAL HEADPHONE amp sound like. Building headphone amps? I don't know jack about electrons but even I built a short wave radio from Radio Shack when I was 12 LOL!