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Power Uber Alles ?

Hi Gang,
Another thread that is about to go sideways brought up an interesting question: Is power alone an important quality indicator for you?

Of course, they're nice to have, but have you experienced that bigger amps sound better, or is the overall quality of the amp more important.
Assume you have enough power for a modest living room. If a listener was happy with a particular 100 Watt amplifier, would you suggest they find more power?

Please include experience, speakers, and size of listening area while replying!

Also, for a 12' x 18' living room with 86 dB speakers, what range of power do you think you would personally be happy with?
erik_squires
ebm
5,165 posts
 
WOW ill have to think about this very important  question ill get back to you asap.
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
Class A... If you want to leave them on 24/7 it can get pretty expensive, Particularly in Summer, when you are paying double. First to use you class A furnace to heat up the house, then the air conditioning to cool it off.         
Consider  a room where you can't even stay in the room more than ah our or suffer from heatstroke.. Class A. Some tube amps too.
erik_squires OP
5,268 posts
 
Elizabeth, so you place Class A Uber Alles? I'm not trolling you, I'm genuinely curious.

In your mind, class A trumps power? (assuming power was adequate).

Best,
E
roberjerman
2,086 posts
 
I bet nobody here has one of these: a Will Vincent 45 SET built on a ST70 chassis with Edcor OPT's. A mere 1.75wpc! But capable of driving my Heresy's very well! Horses for courses!
analogluvr
800 posts
 
I  find simpler amplifiers to sound better which pretty much means less power 
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