Just sitting here watching the Mac 1.2 kw meters swing 1.2 watts 70 dB on the speakers so don't need alot of watts most times. It is the amps that drive the base tweeters don't need much on the voice coil and magnets smaller compared to offer magnets and voice coil then depends on crossovers electronic dsp or coil caps then headroom if you push an amp on upper limits causes risk of clipping or distortion damaging speakers so it is nice to put the ear muffs on and rattle the walls at 110 dB and feel the music pound you chest wall.some day try the crown I tec 12000 watts on pro jbl.enjoy the music power is volts x amps
Shocked. Need Opinions. How muck power do I need?
I’m moving so of my sound gear around. As a temporary measure, I set up my little Cambridge EVO 75 in my main system. Driving my Dali Mentor 6s in a large room (36x36). Speakers are 9 feet apart and seat is 10 feet from speakers. This 75 water replaced my much more powerful monoblocks. To my shock, the amp drove these speakers just fine. The bass was a little weaker, but perfectly acceptable. Here’s what I want to know— if 75 watts are enough, will 40 watts do? I’m talking all solid state. What say you?