Online, power calculators are not very good at determining the actual power requirements.
My Salon2's are 86 dB at 2.83 volts (about a watt) but since they hover around 4 Ohms, assume 2 watts.
To get a better handle, I measured the volume setting -31 on XMC-1 delivers approximately 2.83 volts (1kHz, 2khz, 50hz) at my seating positions which is about 10 feet from the speakers. My room is 4500 cubic feet, 30 ft. long with openings on the rear-left and rear.
Here are my typical listening levels and power:
Background Music: 0.5 watts
Typical Music: 2 watts
TV: 4 watts
Movies: 8 watts
Movies too Loud: 32 watts
Music Loud: 64 watts
Clipping Tests: 128 watts
Two Benchmark AHB2's are driving the Salon2 bi-amped.
According to my measurements and the AHB2 clipping indicators, I do not clip these amps at any level I care to listen.
When I had the ATI AT6000's their clipping indicators would light at -6 that support the accuracy of these values.
- Rich