Powernode - Watts per channel at 6 ohms

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ALI NAQVI

Hi - just wanted to clarify what the watts per channel is with 6 ohm speakers? I know the latest Powernode is rated at 80 wpc at 8 ohms and normally this would mean around 120 wpc at 6 ohms. However, someone said that with the modern Class D amplifiers pump out the same power per channel whatever the ohms? So therefore is it 80 wpc at 6 ohms too?

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    Tony W.
    Product Support Manager

    Hi Ali

    Please see; https://support1.bluesound.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/4415661019927 

  • Seppi Evans
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    You are right about class D normally producing the same power into whatever load, however in the POWERNODE it is close to 160 watts per Chanel with 4 Ohm speakers so you are correct… unless Bluesound come along and correct us both 😁

    I have a POWERNODE connected to some 86 dB sensitive speakers which are 6 Ohm rated and you can crank them up to ridiculously loud levels.

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  • ALI NAQVI

    Thanks Seppi. It will be interesting to hear what Bluesound say on that.

    Likewise with my 91 dB sensitive speakers, also at 6 ohms, I can get to neighbour complaint levels too! I'm a bit of a novice on the technical measures so don't really know if 91dB is good or not but I like what I hear!

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  • Seppi Evans
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    91 dB is quite sensitive, I built some horn based speakers years ago and they were 96dB and a 10w amplifier is all I ever needed at the time.

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