watt requirement

[dreamwhisper]

I'm looking into a NAD 325BEE, and I'd like to know if it can output enough power to my speakers.

My speakers are some vintage AKAI's with 8 ohm impedence and 100Wpeak.

I see here:

NAD Electronics :: C325BEE Stereo Integrated Amplifier

that the NAD 325BEE is rated for 110W power, but only 50W continuously?

What does this mean?

[n_maher]

I'm looking into a NAD 325BEE, and I'd like to know if it can output enough power to my speakers.

My speakers are some vintage AKAI's with 8 ohm impedence and 100Wpeak.

They'd have to be pretty inefficient to require more than the 50W's the NAD can deliver.

I see here:

NAD Electronics :: C325BEE Stereo Integrated Amplifier

that the NAD 325BEE is rated for 110W power, but only 50W continuously?

What does this mean?

I think you'd find the NAD has enough power to do most speakers good justice. But what it means is that for short bursts the NAD can put out over 100W but is only capable of about half that in continuous duty. A lot of manufacturers rate their amp's power output for the short burst type of output to make them sound impressive spec-wise, NAD takes a more conservative approach.

[swt61]

Agreed. Most vintage receivers back in the day put out between 25-45 WPC RMS. Therefore most speakers built in that same timeline required very similar power demands. The NAD amps are quite capable of driving the 8 ohm Akais.

[jvlgato]

I have an old NAD 7240PE, and it does just fine into a good pair of PSB book shelf speakers. Most NAD amps are designed to do really well with peak watts delivered, so for short bursts (which a lot of music is), they do better than you'd think for the RMS power rating.

[Duggeh]

I use a NAD C352 with my silly inefficient electrostatics and it holds up well. I don't think that you'll have any problems.

[veloaudio]

I love my 320 which is basically the same as the 325 without the "MP3" input on the front . Really a steal for the money IMO. (Thanks again Nate for recommendation.)