1000W Simple PA Amplifier

I typically find that my +-50Vdc supplies drop to around 45V to 46V when the amp is delivering maximum sinewave power (110W into 8r0, or 42Vpk into 8r0).
That is ~ -8% to -10%

I also find that when testing the same amplifier + PSU into severe resistive load @ one half of the rated nominal impedance that the amplifier output voltage only changes by -0.4dBV to -0.6dBV. 40Vpk into 4r0 is -0.42dBV relative to the data in sentence 1.

These are excellent results.
Many amplifiers lose ~1dBV into half load resistance and some lose very much more.

The two results indicate to me that -8% to -10% is perfectly acceptable.
 
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