The first watts


Okay, let's see if I can ask this question correctly. If you have an class A/B amp and the first 10 Watts is class A and after that it's all class B what happens if you have an inefficient speaker, do the first 10 W get used up real quick so that you're almost never hearing class A amplification, or does it work differently than that?
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It seems that there is a disconnect between theory and practice here. A speaker rated at 87db is considered to have moderately low sensitivity. I would say that most speakers have a higher sensitivity today.

If 10 watts powers that speaker to 92db, that is loud. Wouldn't a 100 watt amp be a monster amp? They certainly aren't considered that these days. Any ideas why that is?