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NAD C 326BEE : enough power for AR-11?


Madar80

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1 hour ago, Madar80 said:

Hello everyone,

My NAD C 326 BEE has: 50W x 2 Continuous Power into 4 Ohms and 8 Ohms ; 100W, 150W, 200W IHF Dynamic power into 8, 4 and 2 Ohms, respectively

Do you think it's enough to drive my Acoustic Research AR-11?

Thanks a lot.

Arthur

Yes.....are you planning on testing the limits?

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Hi Arthur

Newandold beat me to it. Yes.

A lot has been written about 12" AR speakers liking a lot of power. Let's remember the AR amp was IIRC rated at 50wpc into 8 ohms and 60wpc into 4 ohms. High-quality amps (which the NAD are) outperformed their stated specs. Sometimes it's said they were "big" watts. Take a look at this The Absolute Sound review. It talks about how powerful your NAD sounds: https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/nad-c326bee-integrated-amplifier-and-c545bee-cd-player-tas-199

So if you're not planning on using them for a rock concert in a stadium, just enjoy the music!

Kent

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If your listening room is of average size and you are not going to play at high levels (two people in listening positions should be able to carry on a conversation without having to raise their voices), you should be ok. If the room is larger and/or you want to play at higher levels, you need more power.

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1 minute ago, genek said:

If your listening room is of average size and you are not going to play at high levels (two people in listening positions should be able to carry on a conversation without having to raise their voices), you should be ok. If the room is larger and/or you want to play at higher levels, you need more power.

Thank you for your advice, genek! My living room is not so big, 185 square feet.

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I have a pair of 10Pi that are similar to the AR11 and use them on a 60wpc tube amp. Its totally adequate. I do have a 500wpc SS amp that I sometimes play my AR91 with and its gets too loud at about 2/3 volume. Now that I think of it I've never hooked up the 10Pi to the SS amp....................maybe something to try tomorrow.

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Just to further reinforce what others have said, I have a pair of AR-11's in a small home theater room (converted bedroom) that is 168 square feet.  When I just listen at normal levels in stereo, which is most of the time, the meters on my McIntosh MC206 amp typically read between .2wpc & 2wpc.  Even at sound levels where music peaks border on uncomfortable, the meters just barely reach 20wpc.  Your room is only slightly larger, so I can't see that your NAD amp should have any problem.

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