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Recommended amplification

I still don't get it.

I'm listening to a pair of Vandersteen 3A Signatures with a recommended amplification of 100-200 watts in a small, 13x14 listening room with a 10 watt Class A amp (SMSL VMV A1) and they sound just fine.  Plays as loud as I'd ever listen to with ease, has control of the bass, soundstages well and generally sounds pretty fantastic.

I guess maybe dynamics but the music I listen to doens't go from pppp to fffff very often, if ever at all.  I've found this to be the case with all of my speakers, regardless of their recommended amplification levels.  I'm probably only using a watt or two, if at that, for most of my music listening.  

So why do speaker manufacturers even list the recommended amplification numbers, does anyone know?

Thanks in advance.

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audiodwebe OP
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Thanks for all your input.  I appreciate it.

Question to those who say more power equals better sound:  Could the differences you heard going from a low wattage to a high wattage amp just be atributed to the different manufacturers voicing their gear differently (assuming the increased power wasn't from the same company)?  Has anyone gone from a 25 watt Pass to a 150 watt Pass from the same era?  Or any other company that produces a broad range of the same power amps with the only difference being their wattage?

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squared80
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Buckeye Amps.

bottleflow
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I never thought Vandersteen's were a very dynamic speaker, always a bit on the laid-back side.

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