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In Reply to: RE: How many listeners do you know of posted by Doug Schneider on March 19, 2015 at 12:56:56
There are those who have done extensive work correlating anechoic measurements with what we hear...
Clearly, they either ignored or never tested dipoles.
As for drive and power requirements, I usually rely on the manufacturer to provide guidance.
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Your choice to trust the manufacturer-supplied specs, but third-party validation is a good thing. We've found that sensitivity is almost always overstated -- usually by as much as 2-3dB, but we've seen up to 6dB!
Doug Schneider
I'm not a dipole man but in many ways you can't compare dipole efficiency to conventional speaker efficiency. Most of us don't listen as close as an efficiency measurement is made. And dipole loudness decreases linearly while more conventional speakers decrease with a square rule. So dipoles catch up as the listening distance lengthens.
We've found that sensitivity is almost always overstated -- usually by as much as 2-3dB, but we've seen up to 6dB!
Well, good for you. I haven't experienced that with the brands I use.
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