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How accurate is it testing delivered speaker wattage with a clamp meter and DMM voltage test? I know it varies with frequency but I’m talking about testing the actual music you would normally be listening to at just UNDER test tone clipping limit. If power was to high, gain, would be backed down to something under speaker rms rating. Would I get an accurate power measurement of real listening conditions?

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19 minutes ago, JoeyWelch said:

How accurate is it testing delivered speaker wattage with a clamp meter and DMM voltage test? I know it varies with frequency but I’m talking about testing the actual music you would normally be listening to at just UNDER test tone clipping limit. If power was to high, gain, would be backed down to something under speaker rms rating. Would I get an accurate power measurement of real listening conditions?

I don't think the clamp and DMM would be able to react fast enough to the changing nature of music. You'd have to break bread and snatch up a AMM-1 

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