[Peter Wieck[_2_]]

Here goes the math again - into the Quads:

1 watt = 86 dB
10 watts = 96 dB
100 watts = 106 dB

35 watts = 98 dB
75 Watts = 103 dB

The monoblocks linked were 125 WPC.

Depends on where you start your count. Point being that in the 'real world' even a very good 35-watt amp into highly inefficient speakers (such as the quads) will be greatly outmatched in a large venue. Not hardly in a smaller room, but in a smaller room what is the point of that speaker. And a 100-watt amp of decent design will do fine. Headroom is necessary, in general, only a small amount of the time. But, clipping is no fun at all. Yes. Badly..

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Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA