18-Jan-2015, 17:36
(18-Jan-2015, 17:02)Dr Tone Wrote: Apart from being true dual mono and completely removing any stereo cross talk that could happen in a single unit, there is also the 384khz over-sampling that starts happening in dual mono mode. More power might be the least important part of the change unless you have particularly difficult speakers to drive.
That's interesting that you say that. When I first got my 500 (now 800) the configurator defaulted to 240W and I didn't notice for a few days. Previously I had had a 240 for a few months on an extended home dem. The jump in SQ from 240 to dual mono with 240W per channel was substantial.
Guillaume
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