I find my 94db/1w/1m, 8ohm speakers somewhat limiting in terms of amplification. Plenty of people do, but I don't think I'll ever move beyond the 25W/channel I currently use. Watts may be cheap, but if I'm dumping funds into amplification, I'd still rather dump them into fewer watts than more of them.
The amps also tend to get so complicated the more power they're managing... just look at Nelson Pass' First Watt line to see how alluring the low power designs can be. He has the capacity to build some of the best reviewed high wattage amps available and still spends a huge amount of time (perhaps the majority?) playing with low power designs.
The amps also tend to get so complicated the more power they're managing... just look at Nelson Pass' First Watt line to see how alluring the low power designs can be. He has the capacity to build some of the best reviewed high wattage amps available and still spends a huge amount of time (perhaps the majority?) playing with low power designs.