Will Accuphase E-800 be enough to power Klipsch La Scala speakers?


I am not familiar with power and other electrical terms but am interested in the above combination. From the E-800 spec sheet at 8ohms, the amplifier can deliver 50W continuous power. The La Scala spec sheet has 100W/400W under Power Handling. All I have read is that the La Scalas do not need that much power to drive them. Am I interpreting the spec sheets correctly in that there is not enough power in the amp? I am feeing I am interpreting the requirements incorrectly.

ymc226

Power handling has nothing to do with speaker sensitivity. The 50 watt Accuphase will be plenty enough power to drive those 105 db sensitive speakers!!

 

I drove LaScala IIs with 8 wpc of 300B goodness to lease breaking levels.

Don't let the 50 wpc rating fool you that amp is good for 200 wpc into a 2ohm load plenty of amps out there can't even handle a 2 ohm load that is a high current beast. And La Scala's as noted above are very easy to drive.

La Scalas are so sensitive you can almost drive them with an iPhone. I cannot think of any amp, including a Decware 2 watt, that would not drive them. 

I have a 1.8 watt decware that would drive them well and likely sound better.  -Jerry

Plenty.  It easily powered my Harbeth 40.3 XDs which have an 86db sensitivity.  I am selling my E-800 with the companion AD-60 phono card for a very reasonable price. It was bought new this past summer. I loved the E-800 so much that I took a big jump into Accuphase separates.  It’s a great integrated amp.   

It is a great amp. Klipsch are very efficient.i have the voice of  theater and are driven with 30 watt tube amp and sound great.enjoy your new equipment and the music.

My first real speakers were Klipsch La Scala's that I bought in 1973 when I was still in high school! They are probably one of the most efficient speakers ever built. It doesn't take much to drive them at exceptionally high levels. My first system included a Thorens TD-125AB turntable with a Stanton cartridge. My one concession to making the system affordable was a Pioneer integrated amp which I planned to upgrade when I could afford it.  I talked my Dad into cosigning for the loan by telling him that I wanted the stereo more than a car. I loaned them to friends several times to use as PA speakers at live concerts. They were special but they were monsters!  We used to crank them up so loud that you couldn't actually tell where the sound was coming from!