thanks for all the excellent responses.
using a radio shack SPL meter, i turned the music on as loud as i care to listen with the following results:
~88-90db from the listening position (the big peaks sometimes hit 95), which correllated to ~90-92db 1m from the driver (big peaks hitting 97).
on paper it would seem that i could get by with around 8 watts, as that would equate to 99db.
i also called Roy - he so amicable - and he confirmed that with as little as 15 watts, the callistos will sound great.
i was thinking an atma-sphere S-30 would not have enough juice to get my speakers singing, looks like i was wrong. i'll also look into the 300B, Jolida and Cary options.
thanks for all the suggestions!
using a radio shack SPL meter, i turned the music on as loud as i care to listen with the following results:
~88-90db from the listening position (the big peaks sometimes hit 95), which correllated to ~90-92db 1m from the driver (big peaks hitting 97).
on paper it would seem that i could get by with around 8 watts, as that would equate to 99db.
i also called Roy - he so amicable - and he confirmed that with as little as 15 watts, the callistos will sound great.
i was thinking an atma-sphere S-30 would not have enough juice to get my speakers singing, looks like i was wrong. i'll also look into the 300B, Jolida and Cary options.
thanks for all the suggestions!