dave weil wrote:

You seem confused. My statement refers to a pair of speakers rated at
88 dB/watt/12 ft driven by two 35 w tube monoblocks, not a pair of
speakers rated at 98 dB/watt/1mtr driven by a Denon AVR 2800. The
reason that I can't state with certainty about the peaks is that, at
the time, I had no sound pressure meter, as I do now.

Even then, that's 102db max. Not 110db, but that's still very
loud. Ah - that 35W is maximum nominal rating - they can do
instantaneous peaks a bit higher than that with no ill effects
as long as the power supply is up to it.

Arny's full of it as usual. For home listening of stereo music
for enjoyment, that's plenty. For a party - no, it's going to
not be up to the task.