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enough amplifier power

I am curious as to why so many people think that their amplifiers are powerful enough for their speakers. I use a Yamamoto A-08S--around 1.5 watts output. I use it with a Fostex F-106ESR. The combination is a little ragged at low volumes, but beautifully immediate. Distorts awfully at anything approaching a decent volume. I see people using 20-100 watt amplifiers with medium efficiency loudspeakers. I do not see how this can work any better. If you work out the math, most loudspeakers need 200-500 watts minimum. That is not even taking into account low impedance loudspeakers. Do people not know what distortion sounds like? Or, compression either, for that matter? Please enlighten me.
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facten
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In my second system I use 65 wpc Ayon Spirit 2 tube integrated with my JM Reynaud Offrande Supreme V2s which are 90DB. More than enough power and more loss of musicality without going beyond 10-11 "o’clock".

In my main system I have Daedalus Argos V2 which are 97.5DB. I rotate between 3 amps every couple of weeks ; 22wpc Line Magnetic 518IA 22wpc 845 tube SET; a Finale Audio 7189 MK2 7189a/EL84M 22wpc tube pushpull; and Modwright LS100pre/KWA100SE 120wpc SS. The 22wpc amps don’t give anything up vis a vis the Modwright’s 120wpc, just differences in sound between the 3 amps
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