I did that because it was a title.
It's also your post as well as the title.....did you leave something out like maybe the specifics for consideration/comment?
is clipping audible or is just that it could damage speakers?
Start with 200W@8R per channel of clean power into normal efficiency speakers and you will rarely wish for more. When you do want more, jump up to circa 4-500W per channel.
Does A More Powerful Amplifier Make Speakers Sound Better?
Start with 200W@8R per channel of clean power into normal efficiency speakers and you will rarely wish for more. When you do want more, jump up to circa 4-500W per channel.
Does A More Powerful Amplifier Make Speakers Sound Better?
Start with 200W@8R per channel of clean power into normal efficiency speakers and you will rarely wish for more. When you do want more, jump up to circa 4-500W per channel.
200W?? You sure?? Because 200W is actually alot of power and is very costly as well. Most of the mainstream amps don't even hit 100W.
200W?? You sure?? Because 200W is actually alot of power and is very costly as well. Most of the mainstream amps don't even hit 100W.
That was just laziness because I copied and pasted it. I was not exactly looking for grammar correction. Just wanted to know this because I really don't know.
Although the interesting thing is still dynamic power, right? The ability to cope with transistence peaks. crest factor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crest_factor
Take for example this little vintage NAD receiver:
NAD 7240PE
Power output: 40 watts per channel into 8Ω (stereo)
https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/nad/7240pe.shtml
How well does it handle peaks? It is designed to handle it in a sensible way, but check what it can do in dynamic power in 2 Ohm ( to use 2 ohm speakers for a long time I would not do that with a NAD 7240PE).
So how many watts are needed and when?
Then for the sound quality as usual other factors to consider Signal to noise ratio, distortion, damping factor (low such can be reflected in distortion and ,even uneven frequency response .... I think)
As others have mentioned. What kind of music you play. Modern compressed, a thick even carpet of tones then not many watts are needed. It does not place any major demands on the amplifier. That in itself is good, for the amplifiers. Not so fun for our ears.
Ooops, talk about anticlimax. Sorry about that.The attached amplifier "dyno" results are for a 12V (car amplifier) not a NAD 7240PE which last time I checked, runs on mains voltages...
Start with 200W@8R per channel of clean power into normal efficiency speakers and you will rarely wish for more. When you do want more, jump up to circa 4-500W per channel.