Wouldn’t it be the opposite? no clip indicator means you don’t know if your peaks are clipped, may lead you to think you have enough power when you don’t?
It is possible to determine the power requirements with digital sources.
I measured a 2.83 volts playing a 0 DBFS sine-wave (400Hz, 1kHz, and 2kHz) at my listening position and found that -31 on my processor produced 86 dB at my 11 foot listening position (in a 30' room). The Salon2s are basically 4 Ohm speakers so this computes to 2 watts.
This means the maximum power at processor volume -31 is 2 watts in my system.
The AHB2 delivers 180 watts into 4 Ohms.
Using a simple spreadsheet, -13 produces a maximum of 104 dB with 128 watts. -10 produces a maximum of 107 dB with 256 watts.
Processor volume -11 is about the maximum volume settings that is guaranteed to NEVER clip.
This type of analysis can be performed in room with a volt meter, 0 DBFS sine-wave file, and SPL meter.
I watch movies and stream mostly at -20 and have gone as high is -12 and that is very loud.
For music, I can predictably clip the amps between -13 and -10 but don't listen at these levels.
This is not a complicated analysis that any enthusiast can perform.
You can know volume level on your processor and where clipping can occur with sources that reach maximum volume.
For me, I absolutely know what volume setting does not clip and also know that it is loud enough for me.
There is no need to fret about power and clipping. The AHB2 clip indicators confirm this analysis,
- Rich