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How many watts do you really need??
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<blockquote data-quote="Winslow" data-source="post: 1075057" data-attributes="member: 9104"><p>https://geoffthegreygeek.com/understanding-speaker-sensitivity/</p><p></p><p>Then you still have the impedance curve to deal with.</p><p>In have seen a speaker rated at 96db send a well regarded 250w amp up in smoke because the stupid things drop bellow 2 Ohms. Pushing them to a reasonable volume. It took a couple of hours before the smoke escaped.</p><p>My 100db speakers at 8 Ohms nominal play on a 12w SET amp like you were pumping 300w into them.</p><p>Without any hint of stress or distortion at high enough volumes to hurt your ears. </p><p></p><p>I have found a stable impedance curve not dropping below 4 Ohms or close to that, is a far more deciding factor in how a speaker will play on low power. I have driven 86db speakers with low power very very well that have a reasonable impedance curve.</p><p></p><p>Another factor is the crossover.</p><p></p><p>Anybody please feel free to correct me, as my observations are based on my experience just messing around over the years. </p><p>My technical knowledge is rather meagre.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Winslow, post: 1075057, member: 9104"] https://geoffthegreygeek.com/understanding-speaker-sensitivity/ Then you still have the impedance curve to deal with. In have seen a speaker rated at 96db send a well regarded 250w amp up in smoke because the stupid things drop bellow 2 Ohms. Pushing them to a reasonable volume. It took a couple of hours before the smoke escaped. My 100db speakers at 8 Ohms nominal play on a 12w SET amp like you were pumping 300w into them. Without any hint of stress or distortion at high enough volumes to hurt your ears. I have found a stable impedance curve not dropping below 4 Ohms or close to that, is a far more deciding factor in how a speaker will play on low power. I have driven 86db speakers with low power very very well that have a reasonable impedance curve. Another factor is the crossover. Anybody please feel free to correct me, as my observations are based on my experience just messing around over the years. My technical knowledge is rather meagre. [/QUOTE]
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