Describe the concept and give an example for PMPO (Peak Music Power Output)
Peak Music Power Output/Peak Momentary Power Output (PMPO)
refers to the maximum power output achieved for the speaker system under perfect conditions. The PMPO of a speaker is actually based on the maximum power output in a very small period of time (microseconds). Since no musical note lasts for such a short amount of time this peak performance cannot be reproduced in real usage of the speaker. The term PMPO has never been defined in any standard, but it is often taken to be the sum of some sort of peak power for each amplifier in a system. Most amplifiers can sustain their PMPO for only a very short time; loudspeakers are not designed to withstand their stated PMPO for anything but a momentary peak without serious damage. PMPO is usually written as “watts PMPO” on packaging, as power output of speakers is measured in watts. So a speaker that has 1000W PMPO essentially means that the speaker is capable of putting out 1000W of power for a momentary amount of time, which could be microseconds. RMS stands for Root Mean Square, and is used to measure power outputs of your speaker system. For example, if a speaker has an RMS of 200W, this means it can comfortably produce 200W over a period of several hours. On the other hand, a speaker with a PMPO of 200W can only produce this momentarily, and therefore is of little use for deciding speaker power.
2. Indicate the reference used to set the value of PMPO.
PMPO is peak music power output which cheap equipment makers
use because it vastly inflates power ratings. one channel, for one cycle usually. PMPO (Peak Music Power Output) is maximal sine audio power, when audio unit is capable to work: on frequency lesser 250 Hz (as rule, 100 Hz), during 1 second and without damage. PMPO is the peak instantaneous power on the basis that amplifiers can deliver bursts of power much in excess of their average power. But what may not be clear is that even for a constant sine wave, the PMPO value is twice as big as the RMS value because the instantaneous peak power of a sine wave is twice its average.