Rockford Fosgate 360, 400, 1000 manual Information Cubed, What is an Amplifier?

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Information Cubed

The data acquired in the testing procedure is then graphed in the form of a 3-dimensional cube, hence the name PowerCube.

The Phase Angle is expressed on the horizontal axis, the Output Voltage is presented on the vertical axis and the Impedance is displayed on the Z axis. Output Power, in watts, is listed on the left hand side for each impedance at each phase angle.

Audio Graph – The PowerCube™

 

 

MODEL BEING

VOLTAGE FROM

x2 = STEREO

 

 

 

 

TESTED

 

 

 

 

 

 

BATTERY

MONO = BRIDGED MONO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amplifier: PUNCH 200.2 14.4V x 2

Rated Power : 100 W @ 4 Ohms

 

Serial No:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner

: ROCKFORD CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

8*–60°

85

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

–30°

84

W

 

POWER

 

 

 

 

0°

84

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

30°

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

84

W

{WATTS

 

 

 

E

60°

86

W

 

 

 

 

 

C

4*–60°

162

W

 

 

 

 

 

N

–30°

157

W

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

0°

156

W

 

 

 

 

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

30°

157

W

 

 

 

 

 

P E

 

 

 

 

 

60°

162

W

 

 

 

 

 

M

2*–60°

273

W

 

 

 

 

 

I

–30°

258

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0°

251

W

 

 

 

 

4

 

30°

256

W

 

 

 

 

 

60°

271

W

 

–60°(Cap)

 

 

2

 

1*–60°

390

W

 

 

0°

1

{

 

–30°

356

W

 

 

(Ind) +60°

 

 

0°

346

W

 

PHASE{ANGLES

 

Impedance

 

30°

352

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

60°

390

W

 

 

 

 

 

• Example of a Punch Amplifier PowerCube

50V

30V

10V

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O U T P U T V O L T A G E

What is an Amplifier?

An amplifier by definition is a voltage generating device, recreating the signal which is input to it identically but with increased volume. It will be connected to a reactive load (the speaker). The impedance of this load and phase of the signal passing through the load will vary, dependent upon the frequency of the input signal (music).

Therefore, a perfect amplifier will be able to maintain the same output voltage regardless of load characteristics and will not alter the signal it is reproducing. A perfect amplifier when measured by the Audio Graph PowerCube would present data that forms a perfect cube. Unfortunately, amplifiers are not perfect. The laws of physics generally prevent it. A great amplifier is about the best one can hope to attain.

As you can see by the PowerCube and as you will experience by listening, your Punch amplifier is a GREAT AMPLIFIER!

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1000, 360, 400 specifications

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