Power needed
1.9–60 W
per channel, into 8 ohms
To hit 95 dB peaks at 3 m from a pair of Klipsch R-50C, you need at least 1.9 W a channel. Anything from about 3.8 W to 60 W a channel is comfortable; past that, more watts stop buying you anything.
Power is not your constraint. The
Klipsch R-50C is efficient enough that essentially any
amplifier we list will drive it at this level. Choose on inputs, streaming, phono
stage and price instead — and if you like valve amplifiers, this is a speaker
that suits them.
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- 95 dB target at the seat
- +4.8 dB for 3.0 m of distance
- -3 dB for a stereo pair
- -94.0 dB effective sensitivity
- 2 dB allowed for optimistic published sensitivity
- Published sensitivity 96 dB, used as 94.0 dB per watt.
Advance Paris X-A160 EVO with the Klipsch R-50C
Workable with care
19 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it. Well above the 100 W the maker rates the speaker for, so keep an eye on the volume knob.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
No 4 ohm power rating on file. On a 8 ohm speaker dipping to 3.5 that is the figure that matters, so this one is unproven on the load.
A power amplifier: you will need a preamplifier, or a streamer with a volume control, as well.
Full Advance Paris X-A160 EVO specs
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177 integrated amplifiers suit the Klipsch R-50C
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1
Excellent match
15 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (60 W to 120 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
2
Excellent match
15 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (60 W to 120 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
3
Excellent match
15 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (60 W to 120 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
4
Excellent match
17 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 3 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (100 W to 200 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
5
Excellent match
14 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (50 W to 100 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Sensible value pick against these speakers.
6
Excellent match
15 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (55 W to 105 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Costs more than the speakers - worth it only if you plan to upgrade them later.
7
Excellent match
15 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (55 W to 105 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
No current price on file for this amplifier.
8
Excellent match
16 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (75 W to 150 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Costs more than the speakers - worth it only if you plan to upgrade them later.
9
Good match
15 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Barely gains into 4 ohms (60 W to 70 W) - a modest power supply.
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
10
Good match
14 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Rated at the same 50 W into 4 ohms as into 8 - the power supply runs out before the load does.
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
11
Excellent match
14 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (50 W to 100 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Costs more than the speakers - worth it only if you plan to upgrade them later.
12
Good match
18 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
No 4 ohm power rating on file. On a 8 ohm speaker dipping to 3.5 that is the figure that matters, so this one is unproven on the load.
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
13
Excellent match
18 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (125 W to 250 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Costs more than the speakers - worth it only if you plan to upgrade them later.
14
Good match
14 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power rises usefully into 4 ohms (50 W to 75 W).
Costs more than the speakers - worth it only if you plan to upgrade them later.
15
Excellent match
16 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (75 W to 150 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Costs more than the speakers - worth it only if you plan to upgrade them later.
16
Excellent match
16 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (75 W to 150 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Costs more than the speakers - worth it only if you plan to upgrade them later.
17
Excellent match
17 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (100 W to 200 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Costs more than the speakers - worth it only if you plan to upgrade them later.
18
Excellent match
17 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (100 W to 200 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Costs more than the speakers - worth it only if you plan to upgrade them later.
19
Good match
12 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power rises usefully into 4 ohms (30 W to 50 W).
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
20
Good match
14 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
No 4 ohm power rating on file. On a 8 ohm speaker dipping to 3.5 that is the figure that matters, so this one is unproven on the load.
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
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18 power amplifiers that would also drive them
Listed separately because they are not a complete system: a power amplifier has no volume control and no inputs to speak of, so you need a preamplifier or a streaming preamp as well. Worth it if you already own one, or if you want to buy the two halves separately.
1
Good match
16 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
No 4 ohm power rating on file. On a 8 ohm speaker dipping to 3.5 that is the figure that matters, so this one is unproven on the load.
Costs more than the speakers - worth it only if you plan to upgrade them later.
2
Good match
16 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
No 4 ohm power rating on file. On a 8 ohm speaker dipping to 3.5 that is the figure that matters, so this one is unproven on the load.
Far more expensive than the speakers. Spend it on speakers first.
3
Workable with care
20 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it. Well above the 100 W the maker rates the speaker for, so keep an eye on the volume knob.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
No 4 ohm power rating on file. On a 8 ohm speaker dipping to 3.5 that is the figure that matters, so this one is unproven on the load.
No current price on file for this amplifier.
4
Good match
17 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
No 4 ohm power rating on file. On a 8 ohm speaker dipping to 3.5 that is the figure that matters, so this one is unproven on the load.
Far more expensive than the speakers. Spend it on speakers first.
5
Workable
18 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
No 4 ohm power rating on file. On a 8 ohm speaker dipping to 3.5 that is the figure that matters, so this one is unproven on the load.
Far more expensive than the speakers. Spend it on speakers first.
6
Workable
18 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
No 4 ohm power rating on file. On a 8 ohm speaker dipping to 3.5 that is the figure that matters, so this one is unproven on the load.
Far more expensive than the speakers. Spend it on speakers first.
7
Workable
19 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 2 ohms - stable into anything this speaker will throw at it.
No 4 ohm power rating on file. On a 8 ohm speaker dipping to 3.5 that is the figure that matters, so this one is unproven on the load.
Far more expensive than the speakers. Spend it on speakers first.
8
Workable with care
19 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it. Well above the 100 W the maker rates the speaker for, so keep an eye on the volume knob.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
No 4 ohm power rating on file. On a 8 ohm speaker dipping to 3.5 that is the figure that matters, so this one is unproven on the load.
Far more expensive than the speakers. Spend it on speakers first.
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Sensitivity and impedance figures are the manufacturer's own. We read sensitivity as dB at 2.83 V/1 m and take 2 dB off it, because published figures run high. Treat the result as a well-founded starting point, not a measurement. Full Klipsch R-50C specs.