A Cornwall 100+ db is never gonna sound like a Revel Salon 85db. Pick your poison.
Why do speakers improve with more powerful amps?
So, if I have a solid state amp that more than adequately powers a speaker, why do people recommend a larger more powerful amplifier to improve things?
Why do more powerful amplifiers impact speaker sound quality in a favorable way? Is it because more power is reaching the speakers? Mid and Tweeter drivers I was told receive a reduced signal versus bass drivers which receive relatively more power via crossovers. All for the purpose of balancing a signal going to the various drivers.
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I think speakers reflect the amplifier, in the last three years my speakers have remained (Sonus faber Olympica Nova V) and have used 3 amps where the sound difference has been dramatic:
My current amp is the ‘least powerful’ at only 225 watts into 8 ohms and it’s the fastest, most dynamic and detailed amp of the bunch. a good amp is a good amp - watts/amps are simply ways to measure but there’s most to the design and build then just 1 measurement. |
Let’s take a look. You have an MC611 and a 1.25. Their sound signature is quite similar but the dynamics, bass and everything else imaginable to your ears is galaxies better with the 1.25. While I don’t know the technical reasons why, I know for a fact it is incomparable better. So in this case, the one watt story and why you would need another 1199 of them more makes perfect sense. |
@riie MC611 is a lesser quality amp than amp than the 1.25 - compare the MC611 to a Boulder 300 watt amp and I think you’d be surprised on the sound. |
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