"Eeyore" wrote in
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John Larkin wrote:

You're missing my point. If you can get twice the
undistorted output by using a smarter protection
circuit, it's still twice the output.

How can you increase the allowable dissipation with a
protection circuit ? Dissipation is determined by the
audio signal and load impedance.

Right, but if you can push the parts to higher powers without breaking them
with a more intelligent protection circuit, then it is all good.

The amplifier must function unimpeded for any valid
combination of input level and output load.

What does "unimpeded" mean for a huge input and a
shorted load?

A short isn't a valid load.

A short is very real world. We long ago learned that audio amplfiiers that
can't tolerate shorts tend to have short lives.