@mulveling wrote:
... When dealing with say L/R channel imbalances, you can certainly notice down to a third of a decibel, at least.
Indeed. My Xilica digital crossover/DSP has gain adjustment in 0.25dB increments, and occasionally I wish 0.10dB increments had been available.
@2psyop wrote:
What is you experience with high power, high current amps ? Do your speakers sound better with more power? At low volumes, in a small or medium sized room? Do you think the quality of the music is dependent on higher powered amps?
My previous, passively configured speaker setup (104dB sensitivity) had a 30W class A power amp delivering substantial SPL output with ease, where my current, actively configured speaker system is powered by a combined 2,350W per channel with a sensitivity range of 97, 100 and 111dB’s (subs, midbass and HF/MF horn). Even with high sensitivity in both speaker cases the latter, active scenario lets the prodigious power wallop at hand here shine through at moderate as well as very high SPL’s, but that’s just speaking of the perceived power envelope in different contexts. Perhaps more relevant would be comparing different power scenarios via one and the same speaker combo and (preferably) the same amp brand/series, which I have, and with my current, active speaker system and chosen amp brand/series this has yielded a slightly more assured and fuller presentation with the more powerful iterations from the same series (even with a very slight difference of 575 vs. 625W/8 ohm). Rarely using more than 10-20W in my specific case this may seem an improbable outcome, but listening soon lets one know otherwise.