does more power=better quality ?


in term of sound quality in amp? does more power give you better quality.I understand it give you better control of the bass. how about mid and high?
is a 300watts ( krel, levinson,rowland, audio reserach ..etc ) better than a 200 or 100 watts model within the same company and product line? what if you have a relatively efficient speaker?
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Showing 3 responses by gmood1

"I believe a lot of audiophiles prefer music that has had
the harsh "edges" removed by some wimpy amp. You may
prefer it - but it is not accurate."

This may hold some water. But it isn't the case with all of us . Now your making blanket statements. Not all flea powered amps are created equal. I can't live with warm and fuzzy. Just doesn't work for me.

I've heard high powered amps that round edges off and make all recordings sound like I have cotton in my ears. My flea powered amp doesn't do this. I do not want to argue just trying to clear the notion that all low wattage amplifiers smooth over the recordings.

Good Listening!
I think this question has been ask many times here. More power equals better sound only if you or your speakers actually need it. Here's a SPL Calculator. It's fun to play with and gives you an idea of power needed. If nothing else it's fun to play with.
I'm glad someone let me in on the Anarchy thing. I was lost on that for a minute.Actually I'm still not clear on it.:-)

Going from a listening stand point. I've always prefered the simpler designed amplifiers. The sound was always more open and transparent too me. I equate this with less is better in the signal path. Easily heard not necessarily on a expensive system but on a simple system with fewer bottle necks. Will 6 wpc do it for everyone ..no it won't.

But it works wonders for me. Hearing the difference in cables,sources and other components has never been easier to do.

Oh and yes there are amplifiers with single output transistors. Mine has no output transistors as far as I know. Atleast not the traditional ones like mosfets or bipolars.