15 ohm speakers yea or nay?

Hi Ralph,

Thanks for the great explanation of why the 15 ohm Falcons play louder than the 6 ohm Harbeths. You are a real asset to the Audigon community!

Yogiboy

I use 16 ohm speakers because my amps like them.

Or,...you could say that I use OTL tube amps because my speakers like them.

Yogi, I just purchased a pair of Q7s what amps do you like with them? Cables ? I'm using a Belles 22a pre and 150 ref2 amp. Sounds good but room is really bad very lively. You've had so many different units what are your thoughts?

@brianportugal

I sold the Q7. I was using Quicksilver 70 watt tube amps with Audioquest cables. The Q7 is as good as any of that type of speaker. I replaced them with the larger Harbeth HL5 super plus. The Falcons are very lively forward sounding compared to my Harbeth P3esrs. BTW, after the holidays I will be selling the P3s. I hope the Falcons work out for you!

Yogi, what do you think of the bigger Harbeth. When I was in New York I went to Park Ave  and one of the sales people said of all the Harbeths the ones you purchased were the best better than the 40.2  etc.