I’ve been in this hobby for 40+ years and have owned many different systems.I have extremely high powered class A/B amps is my system and I’ve always owned extremely inefficient speakers that I prefer to listen to at moderate volume levels in a medium size room. Back in the day I owned a set of Thiel CS 7.2 that I tried to power with a Threshold T400 (150 watts per channel class A amp). The speakers could play loud but lacked dynamics and sound stage. I had to use a Pass X600 to energize the speakers at moderate volume. Since then my speakers have changed but I’ve continued to use extremely high powered amps. So to answer your vague question, I believe speaker performance is highly dependent on the amp and the room. Personally, I’d use a lower powered Class A amp if I had more efficient speakers.
What is your experience with amp power?
So I wanted to know what my fellow audiophiles feel about power.
I realize that some speakers are current hounds and need a prodigious amount of power or watts (lets say Maggies). But my question is for speakers that do not. Speakers that are easy to drive, or maybe just higher in efficiency and can be driven by a modest tube amp or even an adequate receiver.
What is you experience with high power, high current amps ? Do your speakers sound better with more power? At low volumes, in a small or medium sized room? Do you think the quality of the music is dependent on higher powered amps?