i've read many moons ago that you should get the most watts that you can afford!
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.
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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. |
All are different, owned multiple receivers, onkyo, Yamaha, pioneer, technics, Sansui, and several others since 1984. plus amplifiers, - Onkyo, carver, proton, carvin, crown, crest, Most were 45x45, 85x85, 100, 125, etc etc. the amps with over 200@8 Ohm, were always better. Sounded better, effortless, and reproduced the power chords, drums solos, guitar solos, and everything else much better. The notion of why do you need 248 more of the same watts when it’s the quality of the 2 watts. This is a selling point, advertisement of a companies product. This is my opinion, and thoughts after 35+ years owning a pick-up truck full of electronics. There is no substitute for having the headroom to power through every part of your music. I rarely do any low level listening from my stereo system. Many, many get rapture from a small flea watt amp into a nice pair of speakers. Personally, I’ve not had less than 250-300+ W amps since the very late 90’s til present. Hav clipped %90 of every receiver & amp I’ve bought until I hit the 300+ wpc mark My opinion and experience. |
Nothing more important than the watts you never use. Why do I feel reading this thread is like watching Tim the Tool Man? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBNPAJLhKZ4 |
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