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    What's 3 watts on Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD's look like?

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    Re: What's 3 watts on Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD's look like?

    What ...! You partying like Santana and Narrine bwoy ......

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    Re: What's 3 watts on Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD's look like?

    Crazy man, crazy!
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    Re: What's 3 watts on Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD's look like?

    My old Cary 2A3 monoblocks put out 3.5w per channel on my old Avantgarde Duos. Plenty loud for the big climaxes of a Mahler symphony. (Of course, the bass has a powered amp built in!). Larry
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    Re: What's 3 watts on Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD's look like?

    Love it! I'm envious!!.

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    Re: What's 3 watts on Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD's look like?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike View Post
    Very nice, thanks for sharing Mike.


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    Re: What's 3 watts on Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD's look like?

    Nice, also have Duo Mezzo XD, so I am familiar with this kind of efficiency.
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