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Do I need more power?

I recently got a rogue audio tempest magnum to go with my audio physic sparks. It has a great sound, but starts to break up a bit if i turn the volume way up. The integrated amp only has 60 watts. Do I need something else with more power? Ive thought of getting a preamp, but that seems like a waste given that this is an integrated. Should I look to trade this in and start with something totally different? Should I go for separates? Get a different integrated with more power? Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks a lot.
rhharris

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sean
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The info that i have on the Sparks' state that they are a small two way with a 5" mid-woofer. If that is the case, you probably need more speaker, not more power. 60 "tube watts" should be enough to drive such a speaker well into break-up. I think that you are hitting a point where the speaker is crying out for help, not the amp. Not being there to check things out first hand, this is strictly a guess and someone more familiar with your speakers and / or your integrated may be better suited to helping you. Sean
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sean
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Blkadr, thanks for throwing that bit of info into the fire. I was not aware of that aspect of their system and that might come into play. Since he has a "Magnum", which is supposed to be one of their "premium" models, i would assume that it should be able to drive a 5" woofer in a reasonably sized room to good listening levels. As such, I assumed that the little woofer would give out before the amp did. Sean
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