I've recently purchased a pair of summits. I then upgraded my amp to a McIntosh 7270. It seems to be a great pairing. The summits sound great. The one thing I wonder about is: could I benefit from more power? more than the 270 watts per side from the 7270?
I ask because I often listen at loud volumes and the amp seems to be working hard and often "redlines". Still, the sound quality does not seem to degrade. I'm just wondering what it would be like if I used two 7270s, each in mono at 540 watts per side, for example. That seems like an awful lot of power, but it seems like I wouldn't have to have my amp(s) turned up all the way if I had more power.
Any thoughts or advice?
Also, I have the option of running the amp in 2, 4, or 8 ohms.
the shop I purchased the amp from suggested I use the 8 ohm connection. The manual for the summits, however, list them at 4 ohms. Is this a critical factor?
thanks.
I ask because I often listen at loud volumes and the amp seems to be working hard and often "redlines". Still, the sound quality does not seem to degrade. I'm just wondering what it would be like if I used two 7270s, each in mono at 540 watts per side, for example. That seems like an awful lot of power, but it seems like I wouldn't have to have my amp(s) turned up all the way if I had more power.
Any thoughts or advice?
Also, I have the option of running the amp in 2, 4, or 8 ohms.
the shop I purchased the amp from suggested I use the 8 ohm connection. The manual for the summits, however, list them at 4 ohms. Is this a critical factor?
thanks.