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RE: Matching amps to speaker efficiency

Posted by RGA on October 8, 2020 at 23:02:14:
Generally speaking, I find it is far simpler to go to your local dealer and try the speakers with the amp you intend to use. I have read far too many comments that run counter to each other on these "will X drive Y speaker?"

Some people say that their 85dB speaker is happy with a SET while someone else will moan that their SET doesn't drive their 98dB sensitive Klipsch. So then you get into endless discussions on how many drivers being too much for a SET or which SET or quality of power supplies - or such and such speaker isn't as sensitive as claimed - or impedance and phase at Z frequency is why it doesn't have enough power.

I sort of think - okay but if you bring a few torture tracks to the dealer and you play the SET or other low powered amp and you play it louder than you would ever play it in your home and the result is satisfying then I really don't care if some other speakers is 5dB more sensitive or will play 8dB louder.

The point is not paying for something you won't use. If the speaker amp combination plays all the music you listen to and at a level you like then "success" you have found the right system for you. Tour ears can tell you all this all on their own without ever needing to read the specs or graphs. If you need the specs and graphs to tell you, because you can't hear it, then this is probably not a hobby or avenue to put in any serious money.