wilbucd Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Hi Folks, Considering the efficiency of the khorn is there any advantage, in relation to detail and definition, of having a high powered amp >100W?? I always thought the higher power amps made for more headroom. Where does the speaker efficiency and amp headroom lines cross? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubo Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 .5 Watts is really loud 2 Watts is screaming McIntosh Tube MC-30s are loved by many (30W) monoblocks Class B Cut sheet gave the specs at .5 Watts, which were stellar. 1956 Reference First Watt and Clones are prized for solid state Class A Schiit just came out with a promising 20W Class A The speaker designer , Paul Klipsch thought 20 Watts was plenty Normal listening volume on my 200 Watt McIntosh amp is 1/100th of a watt......typically peaking at 1/20th. https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/mcintosh/mc30.shtml https://www.thetubestore.com/lib/thetubestore/schematics/McIntosh/McIntosh-MC30-Owner-Manual-Schematic.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidmack Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 19 hours ago, Bubo said: .5 Watts is really loud 2 Watts is screaming McIntosh Tube MC-30s are loved by many (30W) monoblocks Class B Cut sheet gave the specs at .5 Watts, which were stellar. 1956 Reference First Watt and Clones are prized for solid state Class A Schiit just came out with a promising 20W Class A The speaker designer , Paul Klipsch thought 20 Watts was plenty Normal listening volume on my 200 Watt McIntosh amp is 1/100th of a watt......typically peaking at 1/20th. https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/mcintosh/mc30.shtml https://www.thetubestore.com/lib/thetubestore/schematics/McIntosh/McIntosh-MC30-Owner-Manual-Schematic.pdf I've had many of my own threads get derailed, so hopefully I can be excused this time. I did a double-take at your profile when seeing your favorite artist is Poe! Man, I really dug her first album and had a chance to meet her and the band after a show at Milwaukee's Summerfest festival...back in 1994-5?? Anyways, I'll have to look her up and see what she's been up to. Thank you for taking me back in time. Jeff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry4841 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 I agree with what Bubo said. With our horns 20 to 25 watts of SS amplification is plenty enough. With tubes I have found SET tube amps with 5 watts is plenty for me. There are some very expensive, $20K or more SET's with only 5 watts. If they are not good with horns what exactly are they good for? It is doubtful a 5 watt SET would clip for most, I said most, but when a tube amp clips one will hardly, or not at all notice, it whereas a SS amp clipping is very annoying. Clean watts is what matters most with high efficient speakers. There are many on this forum perfectly happy with their 2 watt SET's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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