In Reply to: The Search For Watts posted by Chris O on January 22, 2001 at 09:55:33:
I've been thinking about this subject alot lately. My problem is that I really like my inefficent speakers (86db?) and I don't want to change them. I have a SE amp that uses a VV52 and puts out about 20 watts. To me, my PP EL34 amp is almost as refined in the vocals, but has better bass, a bit more control, a bit more impact. I don't listen to music all that loud, probably a nominal 3 or 4 watts is all I use. So why would there be any difference in my experience between 20 watts and 35 watts? Part could be PP vs. SE. Part of it could be feedback in the PP amp that the SE doesn't have. Part of it could be that during passages that you feel, the extra few watts does make a difference. Could be all of these things. Maybe part of the solution is to move speakers back to the days of 12" or 15" wooffers to move more air?
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