Klipsch Cornwall IV

The 18w Luxman integrated is sounding pretty fantastic and generating excellent bass, well-controlled and accurate, with no strain. I still don’t think a 2A3 SET is right for this speaker in my room, but I question the need for more than 15-20 quality watts, and even fewer in a smaller room.

There's a big difference between SET and P-P in that a P-P amp can use about 90% of its power where an SET can use about 20-25% before distortion is a problem.


I like the system to be a bit more relaxed so my tendency is to use an amp with a bit more power still.

@wrm57  @bjesien   Yes. You need some power for that speaker and more than just 20 watts (but it has to have clean power; that 1st watt in particular) if you really want to hear what it can do. 


Using a lower power SET on this speaker is a waste of time. While it is pretty efficient, to use a 4-watt SET you'll need efficiency well over 100dB, since with any SET you really don't want to ask more than 20-25% of full power. IME you need at least 60 watts on a speaker like this in most rooms. So 18 watts really won't do it either. Consequently its no surprise that the Plinius did so well, since you'll never get close to running it out of gas. 

Not that I can tell - unless I stand against the back wall, of course.

OK- then the correct answer is 'yes'.

Although I do wish a bit more bass than the Spatials can deliver.

@simao Do you have a standing wave in your room? If you listen to your system at placed other than the listening chair does the bass get better? If yes, look into a Distributed Bass Array. If bass is your only complaint of the Spatials, consider that if you are dealing with a standing wave it may not get any better with a different speaker. A DBA will solve that.