If you play your music between 10 and 12 on the d


If you play your music between 10 and 12 on your volume dial, does it sound better,same, etc. depending on the wattage of the amp? Say a McIntosh rated at 250 wpc compared to a McIntosh rated at 75 or 100 wpc? Does the quality of sound go up with the wpc when you listen a lower levels? or does it stay the same?
Gary

Everything else in the system being equal Cdp, speakers,etc.
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Is this a question about the ideal impedances for the attentuator? I always thought rightly or wrongly that the attenuator performs best when it is past the 10 o'clock position - it is certainly true with a passive - not just a matter of loudness which depends as much amp and speaker.
I know that in a passive being beyond 12 is really recommended as the output impedance gets lower and lower. Not sure if this applies to actives, but I think it might.