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mark levinsn would this be an upgrade

can someone tell me if this would be an upgrade or not??? right now i have an ocm 200 [100 watts ] and thinking about buying mark levinson ML 11 [50 watts ]. i listen to rock music,i know levinson is a better amp,but wonder if it will be enough watts ? and if it will have as much bass. the person selling it says it has lots of bass... thanks for the help
crustin
gregm
3,409 posts
 
Haven't heard the projected combo so, I guess that the ML could handle reasonable (i.e. not very LOUD)levels. Current is good and the 50W rating is, as above, conservative.

Any way you can try the amp on yr speakers? Always the best test!
perfectimage
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I have always thought that the quality of the watts is much more important then the number of watts.
gregm
3,409 posts
 
Perfect: current *is* useful, you know. You DO need at least a minimum amount of output horsepower to make (speaker) cones push air, after all (and Crustin's speaker sports an average-low 87 sensitivity).
Given the minimum though, I too would choose better rather than more Watts.
Cheers!
pepeitomif556
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Excuse me Gregm and Perfectimage, What do you mean with "quality of watts"? What does the quality of watts consist of? I'm learning about this hobby. Thanks.
-Pepito-
gregm
3,409 posts
 
Pepito: reference to how "good" the "amplified" (hence, watts) sound emanating from the amp is. In short, how close the amplified sound is to the input signal from the preamplifier. Amplifiers' power is, customarily, expressed in watts so, a musically well performing amp offers "(good)quality watts".

Cheers!
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