Nice comments Pubul57 and onemug. I believe you need the appropriate power to match the needs of a given speaker. I`ve personally have never been convinced by the arguement for gratuitous power i.e. one can never have too much power.
I`ve experienced enough examples where a lower power amplifier of equal built quality but simpler design and fewer parts(less complex) just sounds better(as long as the speaker is suitably efficient).
I`ve experienced enough examples where a lower power amplifier of equal built quality but simpler design and fewer parts(less complex) just sounds better(as long as the speaker is suitably efficient).