arge;146498 Wrote: > this may create an opinions storm, but that is part of the fun... > > For normal HIFI listening in a midsize room you need at least 120W > ch/8ohm. Yes I mean minimum. And do not even expect 120W to be able to > reproduce a single violin or grand piano (without obvious > compression/distortion) close to its intended volume. > OK, I'll bite.
The flaw in this argument is that people don't necessarily want listen to hifi at volume as loud as the original instruments. To point out an extreme example: if I want to listen to a live recording of a rock concert, do I need 50,000 watts of amp power in my home? What I want is an enjoyable listening experience. I have gotten incredibly satisfying reproduction (plenty loud for my purposes) from a tube amp with all of 10 watts per channel, and the best sounding amp that I have personally heard (a First Watt Aleph J) was solid state with only 30 watts per channel. Quantity does not equal quality. -- TiredLegs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28700 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
