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RE: REVIEW: Tekton Design Lore Speakers
Posted by 91derlust on July 28, 2017 at 15:36:36:
If you are normally listening between 10 and 60% of power output of that amp into the Lores, you are normally damaging your hearing.
If those Lores are 98dB at 1 Watt, then 4W per side will yield about 104dB at the listening seat (give or take). Being generous and assuming that is peak level and your decently recorded music has, say, 14dB of dynamic range, you are exposed to 90dB of noise, continuously (plus the peaks). So even with this very rough estimate you are at risk of some damage with about 2 hours of exposure. If you are listening to music without much dynamic range (very common now) continuous exposure would be more like >95dB and your hearing is at risk after 15 to 30 minutes or so. A lot of people would find these levels (very) "loud" in a domestic setting.
Assuming a quality amplifier - one that does not need power to mitigate its sins - two Watts should be loud enough for most folks... and still capable of inflicting hearing damage over longer listening sessions. Personally, these days I prefer a system that does not need to be cranked... though I still turn it up on occasion.
Take care!
91.