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Amp play a low volumes?

I'm about ready to buy a NAD C350 but I need to know if it will play at very low volumes. I like to listen to music at night sometimes so I need the amp to only put out a very little. I think I heard somewhere that it has some kind of protection thing that will turn it off automatically at such low volumes, is this correct?

Also, the speakers I plan to buy have a sensitivity of 93db/w, so they will take even less power to get moving right?
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marakanetz
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I think opposite about speaker's efficiency. Lower efficiency speakers will sound more quiet at the same volume levels than higher.
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Twl, it's true I've grabbed a lot from your great answer
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How low(volumewise) can a real trumpet sound? How low can any brass instrument sound(also volumewise)? How low do you listen to a real piano or grand-piano in the room? Did you try to sing along with the singer that you hear from your speaker in unison or a-aapella or voice-duo? I think that how low should a speaker reveal its sounds as close as possible. If you're listening to an orchestra than the orchestra must be reproduced correspondedly proportional in your listening room(certainly there is no ideal reproduction of the recorded music but as close as possible).
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