Music Power vs. Honest Power
With Grommes~Precision, You Get The Precise Power You Pay For And Expect, No Less

--Franklin Park, 2001

           With Grommes~Precision, you get the power you pay for and expect, no less. Inflated power output ratings are common in the audio industry, but not at Grommes~Precision. We rate our amplifiers in real, honest continuous rms sine-wave watts, which is the most stringent and honest power rating there is.

            Some amplifier companies rate their amplifiers in "music power," a very easy way to inflate power ratings. The numbers you'll get with a music power rating can be much higher than the true continuous rms sine-wave rating that Grommes~Precision uses. For example, an amplifier rated at 450 watts music power would be hard pressed to put out even 250 watts of continuous rms sine-wave power that a Grommes~Precision AXIOM 250 can pump out. 

          Another telltale spec is the rated load impedances for 25V and 70V outputs. The 25V and 70V outputs are the "constant-voltage" outputs that P.A. amplifiers have. The load impedance rating in ohms for the constant-voltage outputs reveals the actual power output of an amplifier according to the power formula: Power in watts = Volts²/Load ohms. For example, our AXIOM 250 amplifier delivers 250 watts of continuous sine wave power into an 8 ohm load, a 25V load, or a 70V load. A 70V 250 watt load is 20 ohms. Doing the math: 70²/20 = 4998/20 = 250 watts. It takes a real 250 watt amplifier to put 250 real watts into a true 250 watt load. This is what we at Grommes~Precision call honest power -- honest watts = precision power. 

            The following chart shows the required 70V load impedance for given power level. If a manufacturer states a higher load impedance than shown in this chart, then that manufacturer is inflating it's amplifier power specs:

Which would you prefer? Honestly rated amplifiers or inflated power rated amplifiers?  Typically, inflated power ratings = inflated prices. You think that you're getting more bang for your buck, when in fact, generally, you get less. If you buy from Grommes~Precision you can be ensured you are NOT paying for less power than you are getting. 

           At Grommes~Precision, we manufacture a full line of amplifiers, rated from 1 honest watt (our PE-2A) to 500 honest watts (our AXIOM 500). No inflated power specs, no inflated prices. Plus, we back each of our manufactured products with our Assurance Pledge: 5 Year Warranty and 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Get all the power your hard-earned money pays for, get Grommes~Precision, your personal manufacturer.