Question on speaker sensitivity / power.


I was looking at some Opera Callis bookshelf speakers and noticed that they are rated for 50 watts max and have a sensitivity of 86db. I would think speakers with that low of a sensitivity would actually perform best with a more powerful amp. Am I off base on the power/sensitivity issue?
chrismontez

Showing 1 response by aball

The 50W max rating means the drivers can't handle a ton more power than that. However, the amount of time spent at that power level plays a large role in determining potential damage - and yet the specs say nothing of this. Is it 50W continuous or 50W for 1ms? or 5ms? with music? with sine waves??

So the bottom line is the specs as given don't mean much of anything. You can get an amp around 100W and be just fine. Enjoy!

Arthur