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Kendal
02-12-2006, 03:01 PM
What is RMS? I was looking at a bass amps and it said it had 307 w of RMS power section. Thanks
Kendal
02-12-2006, 03:05 PM
Thanks for the info guys.
WHoRRID
02-12-2006, 03:23 PM
u have to give us some time to post!!!!

RMS(root mean squared-i think) is basiclly the number of watts the amp can continuosly put out. basicly the bassis of how powerfull the amp is. im trying not to make the overly comlicated for ya, but if u have any more question ill gladly try and help.
DaveTNG
02-12-2006, 04:23 PM
Yeh basically the RMS wattage is the one you want to look for when wanting to know how powerful an amp is. The peak is usually much higher. And im guessing you were looking at the Ashdown MAG300. Great amp :D
naut
02-12-2006, 04:29 PM
hey what are ohms?
naut
02-12-2006, 04:30 PM
JEEZ THANKS FOR THE HELP GUYS!

gah.
godzillarator
02-12-2006, 06:35 PM
Its the resitance of the wiring and electronics in the amp

a 65 watt amp at 8 OHMS is louder than a 65 watt amp at 4 OHMs

Assuming they are both the same type of amp
bassistuvdoom731
02-12-2006, 06:40 PM
Its the resitance of the wiring and electronics in the amp

a 65 watt amp at 8 OHMS is louder than a 65 watt amp at 4 OHMs

Assuming they are both the same type of amp

He was talking about the RMS wattage, not the ohms. The RMS wattage is the amount of power that an amp can continuosly put out without any risk of damage.
LewsTherin
02-12-2006, 06:44 PM
What is RMS? I was looking at a bass amps and it said it had 307 w of RMS power section. Thanks

RMS (Root Mean Square, as said before).

Its the 'average' maximum output of the amp.

Since the signals your amp is putting out are waves (complex harmonic waves) , there are peaks and valleys in output level. The highest that the loudest part of the signal gets put out at is the PEAK power. There are also points in the wave where output power is lower.

The average output for the entire wave cycle is the RMS.
godzillarator
02-12-2006, 06:52 PM
He was talking about the RMS wattage, not the ohms. The RMS wattage is the amount of power that an amp can continuosly put out without any risk of damage.


no i was answering the next guy

hey what are ohms?
bottlerocket
02-12-2006, 06:55 PM
I thought it was "real mean squared." I'm probably wrong, though, since I am, in fact, an idiot.

It's basically the "true" amount of power your amp puts out without blowing it...that's how I think of it. The wattage is the total power available but the RMS is the amount of watts it puts out (basically, it takes the amp's headroom into account so the amp doens't blow).

That's a good way to think of it.

Dylan: :lol:

I know, TS...relax. Give us more than 4 minutes to answer, dude! :p

-Gav
Klander Brigade
02-12-2006, 06:57 PM
I'm pretty sure the ohms post was just a joke about the time for post response...
bottlerocket
02-12-2006, 06:58 PM
^ We have a winner!

-Gav
bassistuvdoom731
02-12-2006, 07:00 PM
no i was answering the next guy

ah i see:thumb:
JBass
02-12-2006, 07:18 PM
yea its root means squared..were tlakin about in my physics class
naut
02-12-2006, 07:23 PM
I'm pretty sure the ohms post was just a joke about the time for post response...

yeah, some people are just a bit..................slow.

:p
LewsTherin
02-12-2006, 07:58 PM
yeah, some people are just a bit..................slow.

:p


all of us are, apparently.

i mean, god, it took us more than FOUR MINUTES to reply.




lmao.