Regrading how much ampl. power I need for the dynamics let me admit that I often sit with the remote in my had to turn down the volume in the loud passages. I sometimes like great dynamics but most of the time I like lessor dynamics to be honest. I know some sections of music are meant to shake the barn but I don't most of the time want my living room so shaken. I briefly turn down the volume Am I the only one. I find it surprising that so many of you out there in internet land like your music at 80, or 85, or 90 or decibels. I'm a wienie I guess.
Everyone can listen in any way they want, of course. If you get tired of listening to dynamic music, at a fairly high volume well I do not know if I should mention it. You may have a really good system, but distortion (clipping) can be quite irritating to the ears.
As an example, the receiver you see in the pictures I bought this weekend at a flea market for a few dollars. It works but damn what a pain in the ears I get when I listen to it. I will immediately return it to some charity flea market. Whoever then buys it does a good deed. For others, that is, not for his own ears, on the contrary in that case.
Tips test really bad Hifi so you realize what decent Hifi can do.
Edit:
Regarding Philipsen. It is possible that it would sound better if it was serviced, capacitors were replaced and so on. Nothing I intend to do with it. I sprayed pots with electronics spray and motinated them but more than that I do not do with it.
(no imagination, if I could not dot that Philips in a blind test I would eat my hat)