Thanks alot, I get it now. That's pretty interesting though because you'd think you'd need more than a watt to drive speakers loud. But I guess that's not true! My reciever manual states that the volume control increases by 1 dB each step. I listen to it around 45-50 depending on the level of the recording pretty much everyday. I don't crank it to dangerous levels, it'[s only a small room but every now and then on the weekend might put it a little louder for a little while. I just like bass, before I had my subwoofer, I could not achieve the bass I wanted from my speakers without having it too loud. Now I have a sub it all blends in.