A dumb question

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But hey, I'll ask it anyways cuz newbies have to start SOMEwhere, right? :)
Right now I'm using a McCormack MicroLineDrive in its passive mode, with a Parasound HCA1000A amp (125 watts/channel) into a pair of 88db sensitive Paradigm Minimonitors. The source is a 2.5Vrms DAC.
Usually, when I listen to music, my volume setting is at the 9 o'clock position. I'm wondering though -- say, if I use a 200 watt/channel amp instead, would it necessarily mean that I'll get a much louder sound at the same 9o'clock position? Or would an increase in wattage simply imply more dynamics, more power to drive the speakers, without changing the volume (is this "loudness factor" just a separate "dB amplification" number?)? Or would it have anything to do with the input/output impedence at all?
Keith

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Topic - A dumb question - Keith 16:30:40 03/31/99 (2)

Re: A dumb question - Bob 21:28:38 03/31/99 (0)

No such thing as a dumb question. - Spike 16:48:19 03/31/99 (0)

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