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Wiim amp Ultra or normal? Will it change dynamics?

mon

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I have bought a pair of B&W AM-1 outdoor speakers.

Now i am facing the question of chosing a Wiim Amp or a Wiim Amp Ultra to drive them.
In terms of power i guess the smaller should be enough. I don't need to go up to very loud anyways.

The shop i am buying in tells me that the Ultra will bring better dynamics due to the higher power (100 Watts compared to 60).
Now i am not so sure if that will really change much.

What is your opinion?
 
I have bought a pair of B&W AM-1 outdoor speakers.

Now i am facing the question of chosing a Wiim Amp or a Wiim Amp Ultra to drive them.
In terms of power i guess the smaller should be enough. I don't need to go up to very loud anyways.

The shop i am buying in tells me that the Ultra will bring better dynamics due to the higher power (100 Watts compared to 60).
Now i am not so sure if that will really change much.

What is your opinion?

Given what you have written, I would choose the WiiM Amp....

FYI,

Linkplay occasionally sells refurbished WiiM Amps at their outlet store on Ebay:

 
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If you don't run out of power and the amp isn't clipping, there can be no difference in "dynamics". It's just the typical audiophile woo-woo to upsell people to the higher spec model. Also, an increase of 67% in power just gives you +2.2 dB peak SPL. That's really not a lot.

If you actually realize that you lack power after installing your setup, upgrading to the Amp Ultra wouldn't be a good solution at all. Instead, you should then look for an increase of at least 4x in power. However, with those small speakers, 60 W sounds like a good fit to me and they are listed with 100 W max anyway.
 
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