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More Power Part II

Hi, problem solved. I am going to get the new KEF powered subwoofer. I am very lucky that I suffer from confirmation bias. If I think about an read all the reviews on stuff I want to buy and then I finally get it, it sounds Great!. The power question comes from me reading someplace that to reproduce the sound level of a real piano takes 200 Watts. So I will not feel that I am hearing the full experience unless my amps have 200 watts or more. Thanks so much for all the answers to my question. You guys do good work and plenty of it !. Regards Pat O.  
patrickorlando
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g_nakamoto
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i've read many moons ago that you should get the most watts that you can afford! 
erik_squires
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The power question comes from me reading someplace that to reproduce the sound level of a real piano takes 200 Watts.


That's nonsense.  And no, you should not get the most power you can afford, but the best power.  I believe Bob Carver was one of the people hyping the idea that anything less than a few hundred watts would clip, or some nonsense like that, something no reputable study has reproduced.

Good 90 Watts beats mediocre 300W any day of the week in home reproduction.  If you are trying to fill an auditorium you might feel very different.

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I've had 600 wpc to 35 wpc amps over a 50 he period. The 3 best were a 45 wpc  Harmon Kardon ss and a 35 & 60 wpc tube amp. I replaced a 250 wpc with the 35 wpc and never looked back. High watt amp are not needed unless for a PA system.
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