Can it drive most of the speakers out there ( 6 ohm and 8 ohm impedance) ?
What receivers do you know of aside from HK that provides continous power to all of the channels?
Can you list some of the receivers that don't provide you with that kind of power such as that of HK?
All amps and receivers provide continuous power that as per standards should be stated at a speaker load, say 6 ohms, often at 8 ohms, and across the entire audible audio frequencies, 20 Hz to 20Khz.on a per channle basis. Hence, whether HK, Yamaha, Denon or some other respectable brand, you shouuld see in the technical spec section of the user manual something like this:
Continuous Power per channel: 100 watts RMS at 8 ohms, 20Hz - 20Khz.Variant:
100 watts RMS continuous into 8 Ohms per channel, from 20Hz to 20Khz.Many high currrent recievers and amps specific their continuous power rating into 2ohm, 4 ohms in addtion to 8 ohms. Recievers and amps that do not specify their power rating other than 8 ohms mean that you should use only 8 ohm speakers to avoid the risk of damaging either amo or speaker.
There are some respectable brands who deviate from this standard and specify the continuous power rating something like this:
100 watts RMS continuous into 8 ohms at 1Khz.Not indicative of real power that is continuous. many amp can have a higher power rating in the mid-frequencies. Hence, real continuous power across all the audible frequencies is lower, maybe about 20% lower.
Other recievers and amps that ride on the conmercial appeal of "high power" make use of the PMPO or PeakMusic Power which has no definitive technical meaning, but more a makerting hype. Just don't give any importance to ads and banners that speak of 1000 watts PMPO or 10,000 watss PMPO. I assure you, an HK amp delivering 100 watts RMS per channel will sound a lot more dynamic and powerful than those touing their power n the thousands in PMPO.
