More Power Part II

I am not getting into a definition game.

What I meant was : " Don’t buy the most power you can afford but the best power you can afford."

and that is up to your ears. My point was that power alone is a poor indicator of sound quality. Same goes for retail price.

My suggestion is to evaluate Ayre, Pass and Luxman because they sound distinctly different, around 100 Watts.  I think you will find your ears will have a strong preference for one brand which cannot be made up with more power in another.  For instance, if you like Ayre at 120 Watts/Channel, but don't like Luxman, getting a bigger Luxman won't make up the difference at all.

i've read many moons ago that you should get the most watts that you can afford!

I've read that you shouldn't believe everything you read.  Definitely not this.

@baylinor.
@dyson2004
Wish I were young. Thank you for the kind words.
I like my music with a little OOOMMPPHHH in it when playing.
Not all music is played loud all the time. Do like some volume for Motörhead, venom, kreator, Iron Maiden, cryptic slaughter, etc etc.

my hearing is............wait,.......what?




 Not me, nothing less than 250-300wpc @ 8 ohm. Everything else I’ve owned less than 150wpc  has clipped, muddied, stressed, strained the sound which I can hear.  Low background stuff is ok, but when I need to push some volume, there is absolutely no substitute for having the reserve headroom to make everything flow and give me that effortless wow factor I have only had from having the proper watts to make that possible.
  

@erik, how do you define the power from the phase linear 400 amp?? is it good power?? only reason i ask is because i had one back in the days! i now have a mcintosh mc602 amp! what's your opinion about mcintosh power???

A 1958 Philips AG9014 2 x 10 Watt valve driving an efficient speaker like Wilson, Klipsch, Tannoy or Lowther would equal a Steinway Grand from 10 metres distance.  The same with a Quad, Martin Logan or AudioStatic electrostatic panel will take 300 Watts.