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The difference between PMPO and RMS Watts

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Those symbols are used for radio power. The real power is RMS (Root Mean Square), while PMPO means music power (Peak Music Power Output). How to compare those – you need to split PMPO by 3 and then you will get RMS (almost! not exacltly ). For example if you have JVC with 19W RMS / 50W PMPO.
RMS is a voltage that is putting to the speaker in Constance way, without worry of sound quality or speakers damage. PMPO is the highest power at the highest voltage, at the speaker that least less than second.
PMPO is a marketing symbol, because it’s much nicer for producers to put some big numbers. So to be honest, PMPO was created for cheating people at the shops.
When we speak about amplifiers, it is power that amplifier can produce at all time, without any damage.
There is also some compare with voltages. If effective value is 220V, and 310 is maximum (311V)it is because maximum value = effective * the square root. You can very easily check that by testing current by multimeter and than check at the oscilloscope. You will see that measure instrument will show 220 while amplitude of current at oscilloscope is 310.
How we can use that in practice way. In general, speakers power we split by 2 (or3) and we got amplifier, for example: if we hve 100 watts speaker, we can plug it to amplifier with power output abou 50watts. Of course we can plug stronger speakers but not too strong –obviously you want plug a subwoofer to headphones slot.
 

Research shows that RMS watts is defined as the continuous average power when the amplifier is driven with a sine wave while PMPO is the abbreviation for peak music power output which is recognised as the total useless since there is no agreed method of arriving at a figure.
 

Research shows that RMS watts is defined as the continuous average power when the amplifier is driven with a sine wave while PMPO is the abbreviation for peak music power output which is recognised as the total useless since there is no agreed method of arriving at a figure.

I think by now he might have got the answer. I feel there is no need of re-opening the old thread, and ask you to check the date of post before you reply........
 

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