Looking for how many watts speakers I need

[maciejk356]

I have technics SU-X501 300 watts and am wondering how many watts speakers I can use with this amplifier

 

[hang-the-9]

According to this https/www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/technics/su-x501.shtml it is a 60 watt/channel amp not 300. Even if 300, you can use pretty much any speakers, just don't blast them at high volume.

 

[americanaudiophile]

The 300 watt number may be the power draw from the AC. Usually written on the back near the power cord.
You need speakers that are 8 ohms or higher and that are rated to be used with amplifiers from about 20 -100 watts per channel. Speakers have an efficiency rating that tells you that if you put 1 watt into the speaker it will play this XXdb loud at 1m in front of it. The higher the XX number the less power you need to play louder.