Originally Posted by
blvdnights
Hi racrawford65,
Thanks for the info on the tubes. I'm looking at class AB (or G with the Arcam) integrated amps at this stage
I'm sitting roughly 12ft away and want to know that I can turn it up as loud as the speakers and my ears can handle.
I don't want to settle for a 75w amp if it is going to restrict the speakers capabilities.
Dave from Ascend here recommended minimum 45w for the Sierra 2EX. So I guess I'm a little confused as to why 15w at 10ft for 85db will work according to the online calculator, but the minimum recommended watts is 45, particularly when up to 85db is considered optimum listening levels.
When I initially spoke with Dave prior to purchasing the speakers - I was tossing up between the Hegel h95 and the h120 (60w vs 75w) and Dave recommended the H120.