The first watt into the speaker (like Mojo pointed out amps use power even when they are not feeding any to the speakers) gets you to a normal listening level (assuming a somewhat efficient speaker). Not loud but not background in say a 1500 cu.ft. room. You'll still hit 32W peaks for highly dynamic music ... just not going to see it on a watt meter.

I should qualify that normal means a normal listening volume for me ... Mojo might need a bit more smile

Last edited by rrlev; 05/09/21 02:04 AM. Reason: added some qualifying statements