Bestbang4thebuck makes an excellent point about the real-world conditions that our systems experience. My system includes a Model 7500, two Model 200's, an LFM-1, 32" direct-view CRT HDTV, seven speakers (all in the moderate to low efficiency range), and the usual array of source components, but even at very high volume playback the ampmeter on my power conditioner rarely gets up to more than about 5A.