Amplifier ratings can be trickey. Many times, the consumer is bombarded with outrageous
power claims. One way to get past all of the numbers and hype, you can look for the following symbol:

This logo will ensure that the ratings that the manufacturer are claiming are true and accurate. This is not to say that if a manufactuer doesn't have this logo that their raitings are false.
The main determining factor to the wattage output of an amplifier comes from Ohm's Law.
Ohm's Law
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