I'll go buy the Harley book. I'll try to consult it before asking questions like this. I assumed there were no prereq's for asking a question.
@millercarbon — I'm interested in both. It starts with a practical question but leads into theoretical ones, which I want to get a handle on. I'm not seeking to ask questions with hidden motives. No need to out me.
@erik I'll reconsider my question.
Another way to have asked the question would have been:
"What role does impedance have, if any, alongside other factors in the calculation of how much power should be used to drive a speaker comfortably?"
@tomic601 How loud? SPL of about 80 db, which I would assume with classical/jazz would have peaks of about 100 SPL?
I have been using various calculators to try to see how all the factors I mentioned in the OP vary. For example, there's this one from Crown: www.crownaudio.com/en-US/tools/calculators#amp_power_required
And a nice sheet linked to here on the Hans Beekhuyzen Channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=itKqSWH07_Y
The reason I asked the question was because the calculators I found do not mention the impedance of the speakers. Again, I'll reconsider my question based on what Erik said and what the Harley book says. If I could delete the question, I would.
@millercarbon — I'm interested in both. It starts with a practical question but leads into theoretical ones, which I want to get a handle on. I'm not seeking to ask questions with hidden motives. No need to out me.
@erik I'll reconsider my question.
Another way to have asked the question would have been:
"What role does impedance have, if any, alongside other factors in the calculation of how much power should be used to drive a speaker comfortably?"
@tomic601 How loud? SPL of about 80 db, which I would assume with classical/jazz would have peaks of about 100 SPL?
I have been using various calculators to try to see how all the factors I mentioned in the OP vary. For example, there's this one from Crown: www.crownaudio.com/en-US/tools/calculators#amp_power_required
And a nice sheet linked to here on the Hans Beekhuyzen Channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=itKqSWH07_Y
The reason I asked the question was because the calculators I found do not mention the impedance of the speakers. Again, I'll reconsider my question based on what Erik said and what the Harley book says. If I could delete the question, I would.