200 to 300 wpc amp revised question


i forgot to mention in my previous question that the reason for leaving the threshold s200 at 100 wpc is that I purchased von schweikerts vr4. although i haven't even hooked them up to the threshold yet, i was told they would need 200wpc, actually in an email from von schweikert himself.
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Showing 1 response by gmood1

I agree with the last two posters! As long as your speakers don't dip to 1 ohm and known to melt down bruiser amplifiers you will be ok. I would rather have an amplifier that gets the first few watts right. Most of us that haven't destroyed our hearing already with steady 90 db plus listening can be very happy with a 100 wpc amplifier that has decent current. The faster your amplifier can change to the needs of the music and demands of your speakers..the better it will sound. Just having an amplifier that claims tons of wattage doesn't guarantee this.

Just as an example you can take a 100 wpc digital amplifier and a 200 wpc typical analog bruiser of the same quality. The digital amplifier can be from 10 to 20 times faster in responding to the changes in the music. These are generalizations but hearing is believing!

Happy Listening!