A running series on how AV manufacturers write numbers to win comparisons — watts, contrast ratios, frequency response, and more — explained in plain terms, one spec at a time.
Peak power is measured for milliseconds under lab conditions you'll never recreate in your living room. Here's the number that actually predicts how loud and clean a system will sound.
Read the Breakdown"1,000,000:1" on a box tells you almost nothing without knowing how it was measured. We break down native vs. dynamic contrast.
Read"20Hz–20kHz" sounds impressive on any speaker. The real question is how flat the response is between those numbers.
ReadPorted boxes measure louder on paper. Sealed boxes often sound tighter in a real room. Here's why the spec sheet won't tell you which one you want.
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