This is something I've always wondered about but never bothered asking. Say you go to a home/car audio store to look at amplifiers. You have 2 amps, both made by the same company, both almost the same model, both of the same quality parts -- the only difference is the price and the wattage.
What exactly makes higher wattage amplifiers cost more money than lower wattage amplifiers? Do they just price higher wattage amps higher to make more money off of enthusiasts or are there technical reasons behind this?
I don't know too terribly much about electronics, but something seems a little fishy here. As far as I know, wattage is just determined by how much power is outputted, which to me is almost directly related to the power input, which is just amplified by other circuitry.
It just doesn't make sense to me why this would constitute a higher price.
Anyone know about this sort of stuff?
I hope I categorized this question right. Electrical engineering is what I was really after
2007-11-09
12:29:58
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