You are on the right track. The Binford 2000 LE at 113 dB is so efficient it doesn’t even need an amp. The voice coils pick up RFI, you don’t even need a source!
Sorry, but its been a long day of silly questions- and even worse replies. Look, you want music, or you want watts? You want music then you forget watts, get something like a Raven integrated (or Prima Luna, if you’re okay with the whole CCP export virus thing) and sit back and laugh at how you ever thought anyone actually ever had a need for hundreds of watts.
Because yes of course there are huge- not subtle, huge- differences between amps. Especially when you get into good tube integrateds and discover what solid state has been trying (and failing) to be all these years. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8367 A 50 wpc tube amp. All the power you will ever need.
But if on the other hand you want watts then okay, its your system, be my guest. You’re off to a good start. Carry on.
Sorry, but its been a long day of silly questions- and even worse replies. Look, you want music, or you want watts? You want music then you forget watts, get something like a Raven integrated (or Prima Luna, if you’re okay with the whole CCP export virus thing) and sit back and laugh at how you ever thought anyone actually ever had a need for hundreds of watts.
Because yes of course there are huge- not subtle, huge- differences between amps. Especially when you get into good tube integrateds and discover what solid state has been trying (and failing) to be all these years. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8367 A 50 wpc tube amp. All the power you will ever need.
But if on the other hand you want watts then okay, its your system, be my guest. You’re off to a good start. Carry on.