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Hi-Fi News (formerly Hi-Fi News and Record Review) has a good reputation

Mark,

This magazine has been around for ages and is well respected. Martin Colloms is an excellent technical writer with an established reputation and an outstanding lab. If he did the measurements you can be confident that these were done correctly.

Hi-Fi News reviews used to be reasonably reserved and not the gushing, flavour-of-the-month, over-the-top reviews you see elsewhere. I really used to like this magazine 5 years ago, but I don't have a subscription now. I get it occasionally.

As far as the impedance dip goes, you are right to look carefully at this and the demands it places on your amplifier chain. If your gear is up to it there won't be a problem. But if you listen loud and your power amp can't "double-down" (N watts into 8 Ohms, 2N watts into 4 Ohms, 4N watts into 2 Ohms) then the match may present some small problems.

I personally like speakers that are reasonably efficient and present a benign load; but I like valve amps

Regards,
Metralla


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