How much power needed to drive 91db speakers?


Sonus Farber lists the sensitivity of my speakers at 91 db SPL@ 1 meter @4 ohms.  They also say I should use  50-450 watts of power. My PS Audio amps pump out 500 watts @4ohms, so the max isn’t a problem, but if I switched to something 15-50 class A watts, would that be more than enough power?  
 

Thanks in advance.

curiousjim

Showing 1 response by josepad

Two things for me when thinking about this. 1. Headroom, going from the PS Audio amp that has tons of headroom to something much much smaller that may not have that extra in the gas tank. 
2. Damping factor, going to small tube class A amp you might be lacking there compared to the PS Audio amp probably has DF in spades. 
 

But I think overall you should be fine. Your ears will tell you if the SF speakers will get enough to sing.