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In Reply to: I listen to a lot of orchestral music -- the last thing I want ... posted by Feanor on September 10, 2021 at 04:31:53:
I'm sure we've had this discussion not too long ago. I think there are two (at least) listener "styles", you and I who listen to orchestral at 70 - 80 dB (I might rarely get peaks at 90 if nobody else is home) and those like Ralph who are "concert volume" listeners. I cannot imagine sitting in my room listening to 98 dB speakers and "needing 60 watts to cover all the bases". I think you posted a link to a calculator for power needed, and it tells me I "need" 2 watts to get the listening volume I require in my space, with some headroom on top of that. That's 25% of the power of a 300B amp (still hoping mine can be fixed, haven't heard back from the tech!) and 3% of the power of my 55 watt amp. So, again for the 1000th time, why do I "need" more? I guess I'll never understand.
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- RE: I listen to a lot of orchestral music -- the last thing I want ... - Sibelius 09/10/2111:40:22 09/10/21 (6)
- the last thing I want ...why do I "need" more? - Ralph 09:20:23 09/13/21 (4)
- RE: the last thing I want ...why do I "need" more? - Sibelius 22:08:00 09/13/21 (3)
- Not sure if its the amp, but - Ralph 11:36:32 09/17/21 (2)
- RE: Not sure if its the amp, but - Sibelius 21:14:24 09/17/21 (1)
- RE: Not sure if its the amp, but - Ralph 12:41:46 09/22/21 (0)
- RE: I listen to a lot of orchestral music -- the last thing I want ... - morricab 13:44:05 09/12/21 (0)