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What does moving from a 150 watt amp to a 400 watt amp get you?

Hi all, I’m coming back to tap the knowledge of the forum again.  I have a pair of revel ultima studio 2s that I very much enjoy. I’m currently running them with an Ayre V-5xe.  I’ve seen others say that these speakers need to be driven by 400 Watts to get them to sound their best.  I sort of understand the relationship between wattage and sound volume, but if I am not looking for “louder” what do I get with a more powerful amp?  I don’t hear clipping. More current?  But what does that do?  Sorry for my ignorance!
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POWER !   I had not heard my DQ 10s, not really - until I went from a 60w/ch tube amp to a 250w/ch ss amp.  It then rocked out! drums were heard AND felt, bass lines became distinct, dynamics went through the roof.  It became capable of inducing FEAR also when in a film we were watching had some low, threatening sounds played.  

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