Home Theater Forum - View Single Post - Upgrading to separates---what's most cost effective?

Steve Crowley · 02-13-2004, 01:49 PM

In order to get a 3dB sound increase you will have to find out the efficiency of your speakers and determine if going 25 watts more power is going to make a difference. If your speakers have an efficiency rating of 90dB/1 watt/1 meter then you will not have much of a difference. You would have to go around 125 watts more to increase the level 3 dB more.
That means you would go from 110 watts to 235 watts for this increase.

I would go with a more efficient speaker such as Klipsch,Altec,JBL or as such for right now and later upgrade
the amps. Cheer.

02-13-2004, 01:49 PM	#6 of 8
Steve Crowley Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Local Time: 05:11 PM Local Date: 11-23-2008 Posts: 58	In order to get a 3dB sound increase you will have to find out the efficiency of your speakers and determine if going 25 watts more power is going to make a difference. If your speakers have an efficiency rating of 90dB/1 watt/1 meter then you will not have much of a difference. You would have to go around 125 watts more to increase the level 3 dB more. That means you would go from 110 watts to 235 watts for this increase. I would go with a more efficient speaker such as Klipsch,Altec,JBL or as such for right now and later upgrade the amps. Cheer. Klipsch Home Theater Grommes tubes for Stereo