Seadweller, it's hard to believe that someone with your audio experience (and considering all the speakers you've auditioned of late) has no concept of how amplifier power relates to speaker efficiency and acoustic output in decibels (dB's).
Here's a link to an article on the subject. It's a touch slanted in favor of the low-power/high efficiency school of thought, but the basic information is there to be digested.
Note that I'm not recommending anything that Guerrilla Audio is selling, just the useful information in the article. There may be some better articles on the subject, but this is one I was able to find easily... http://www.guerrillaaudio.com/store/GuerrillaGuidetoGreatSoundPart3.html
There will be a test tomorrow at noon!
Here's a link to an article on the subject. It's a touch slanted in favor of the low-power/high efficiency school of thought, but the basic information is there to be digested.
Note that I'm not recommending anything that Guerrilla Audio is selling, just the useful information in the article. There may be some better articles on the subject, but this is one I was able to find easily... http://www.guerrillaaudio.com/store/GuerrillaGuidetoGreatSoundPart3.html
There will be a test tomorrow at noon!