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Really? 88db and Totem recommend 30 W – 125 W p/ch.
Tbh I don't know enough about Hypex modules - hence asking about them.
And yeah @gbj_tester that makes sense.
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Totem recommend 30 W – 125 W p/ch
...at 8Ω. This means that the speakers will just about work with a 30W amp but can take up to 125W.
The Ncore NC122MP will only go to 75W at 8Ω, I'd say you need at least twice that to avoid the amp running out of power as it'll start to clip which can be the end of your speakers. If you want to hear what your speakers can really do then I'd pair them with an amp that can deliver a consistent 200w+. FWIW my KEF R300s (similar sensitivity) are rated at 25W-120W and I run them with 500w monoblocks.
I'm far more afraid of damaging my speakers through clipping than I am of attempting to honk 500W through them.
freddo
I don't think the Ncore NC122MP has enough power to drive your Totems, as you almost certainly know you want to be really careful with underpowering your speakers and clipping.
There's been a lot already posted in this thread about Hypex amps - worth a read. Personally, I went with NC500s from NordAcoustics (also not 'pretty') but I got a deal with some really nice Sonic imagery 994 opamps that I convinced myself that I wanted.
Anyway, the NC400/500 range is a bit more spendy but when you look at the teardowns you'll see what you're paying for. Look at the size of the power supply on the NC500s for example: