Amplifier power needed by 1.7s

Thanks Auralone

Two REL subs! Do you find using two worth it? I've read discussions on this and opinions seem to vary widely. I've had ARC gear and it certainly is excellent and I would be surprised if you were anything but happy with it.

The effect of tubes seems to agree with my impression of their effect.

Tpreaves

Thanks for the input. I"m under the impression that the newer MC275s will actually do about 90 wpc. Maybe one will be adequate if 90 wpc will do the job.
I chose the Mac amp because I've found I prefer the warmer side of neutral. It turned out not to be as warm as I expected, but that is an amp issue, not a 1.7 issue

Thanks to all for your thoughtful (and helpful) suggestions. I do not listen to much rock nor do I like ear splitting levels. Prefer acoustic vocal, jazz and orchestral music played at reasonable levels. In the past I have used very high output SS and 'stats. I found it very revealing but somehow fatiguing when listened to for an extended time. I find that source material becomes much more of an issue as such a setup is brutally revealing. There just seems to be something about tubes. There's so much poorly recorded material out there. Source is a modified (R.A.M.) Oppo CDP direct into amp(s).

Thanks to all. Being new, I'm not sure of the etiquette but this might be a good point to wrap up this thread. Lots of good info. and thoughts. I now have an idea of where I'll go from here.