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In Reply to: RE: High Efficiency Monitors posted by theaudiohobby on September 21, 2010 at 04:53:39
From both my measurements and direct comparison with other speakers, the Audio Note Kit 3 AN/E HE is about 95 dB/W and easily drivable with a 2W 45 SET in a large room. More power = more dynamics but the 45 does fine.
AN/Es have too much bass for a small room, though, and I understand the smaller models are not as efficient.
Did the OP give a price range?? No way to give any advice without that.
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Very interesting measurements were those in-room or anechoic? The Audio Note J/Spe as far as I can tell is closer to the 89/90dB/1W ball park. The A K/D is unsurprising closer to the 85/86 db/1w mark.
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It's not surprising at all given your own numbers given that the E is 2-3 dB more sensitive than the J and the HE version of the E is 3 dB more sensitive than that.
This was in room but very far in the corners in a very large room so negligible room gain.
This also jives with what one of the UK mags measured them at.
Not aware of any recent measurements of the E, but the last one I have of the Audio Note E(? model) by Paul Messenger in Hi-Fi Choice(UK, 2004) put the sensitivity at 92dB which more or less in agreement with John Atkinson's measurements in Stereophile. I imagine that room gain was a factor given that you measured it in a corner presumely to take advantage of corner loading. How large was the room in which you took the measurements as they jar with the other records I have on hand, the room will have to be exceedlingly large to mimic freefield conditions.
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Edits: 09/21/10 09/22/10
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