On Mon, 9 Feb 2004 05:49:27 -0500, "Arny Krueger"
wrote:

Well, the questions posed to the original poster certainly won't
answer the question of if he will be having difficulty driving the
speakers, it is a start. I think that trying to determine if the amp
is even adequate for the SPL expected is a good first step. If the
speakers are very inefeccient and he expects 118db, then yes, his amp
will had difficulty driving the load to his satisfaction.

Letsee 40 watts is 16 dBw. Your typical home audio speaker runs 90 dB/w.
That means that this 40 watt peanut whistle can't muster 118 dB a meter from
the speaker, let alone create any kind of serious sound field in a typical
listening room.

The first part is a stretch in terms of importance (it's doubtful that
the need to hit 118 dB is very important for the "typical listening
room) and the second is just a blatant lie.