The Focal is an interesting speaker to chose, since I've analyzed at least one model in depth, and let me tell you, it deliberately dropped the impedance. No doubt in my mind that having a low impedance was a crossover design goal. Since then I've seen they have a remarkably similar profile in many of their speakers, and it does make a difference. It makes a speaker seem more "discerning" of amplifiers. "My Focal must be better because I can hear the difference in amps." is the message.
Still, people don't want to chat about that, there are many other high end speakers which brush with low impedance. From B&W to your average ESL.
The Stereophile simulated speaker load is more forgiving than some, but you can still see the impedance dependent effects there if you look at a tube amp review. The principle is the same, if not as large.
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Still, people don't want to chat about that, there are many other high end speakers which brush with low impedance. From B&W to your average ESL.
The Stereophile simulated speaker load is more forgiving than some, but you can still see the impedance dependent effects there if you look at a tube amp review. The principle is the same, if not as large.
Best,
E