Comparing the Volksamp Aleph 30 to an Aleph 5:
Both amps have a gain of about 20 dB, but the Aleph 30 has 30 watts into 8 ohms while the Aleph 5 has 60 watts in 8 ohms.
I assume for the same input level the "loudness" is the same between the 2 amps given the similar gain?
Both amps have a gain of about 20 dB, but the Aleph 30 has 30 watts into 8 ohms while the Aleph 5 has 60 watts in 8 ohms.
I assume for the same input level the "loudness" is the same between the 2 amps given the similar gain?
in most cases, yes
it this case too , I believe consensus is that Aleph 5 is bigger amp than Aleph 30
it this case too , I believe consensus is that Aleph 5 is bigger amp than Aleph 30
Actually, in cars:
Power is power.
Gain is how hard you have to press the go-pedal.
I have an old truck with bad throttle leverage, gummy throttle cable, too stiff spring on the throttle, a wad of carpet under the pedal: "low gain", I have to push real hard to get anything.
That throttle could be a 45HP econo-engine or a 870HP turbo-Hellcat: power is not related to gain. (Unless the gain is so poor that my foot can't command all the power available.)
I had a car with very easy pedal but not much power. I could control it from zero to 90HP with one toe. Pushing whole-foot still only got 90HP.
Power costs MONEY. (That same car with a 200HP engine was $500 more.) Gain is sometimes cheap. (In chips, "infinite gain" may be on tap and a resistor choice sets a useful gain.)