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Minimum recommended amplification requirements and amplifier matching

If a speaker has a "recommended amplification requirement" between 80W-200W with a 90dB sensitivity what are the actual minimum amplification requirement? In particular, the Line Magnetic 211ia is rated at 15W triode and 32W ultralinear. Can smaller tube amplifiers provide enough wattage to drive speakers that require more than twice the recommended output?
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grinnell
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the line mag amp will not have a problem running 90db speakers. I have 92db speakers that provide a decent volume with a 4 watt tube amp. Not concert loud but loud enough in a 12 x 22 room open on the long sides.

more important is a speaker that doesnt have a wide impedence range

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