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MC352 into varying-load speaker?

Subject says it all... how well does the autoformer handle a nominal 4 ohm speaker which is not flat? I can't seem to get a good understanding of this situation with my limited technical knowledge of this sort of thing.

Speakers are Usher 8871 in a large space. They are rated at 90db, 4 ohms but seem to be much hungrier. I onced owned a Mac 6500 (200 w into 4 ohms) that while sounding great did not satisfy with classical music owing to power limitations.
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MC352 driving my Aerial 10T's sounds sweet. The 10T's are less efficient than the Usher's. The large-ish woofer requires an amp with some power and control. The MC352 sounds great with either Verve's Ella Fitzgerald re-releases, or hammering out some electric rock.

At absurd listening levels, the 10T's can suck the 352 dry. The fact that the 352 runs clean all the way into clipping, is a major compliment to its design and implementation. I do lust after the new 500W mono's though.....

I have heard "better" amps, but no where near this price range.
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