The only thing that I've heard about high sensitivity speakers [95+ dB] is that one has to be more careful with the choice of upstream gear, especially the amplifier.
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As usual I agree with my friend John(Jmcgrogan2).I Think it is a question of quality and system synergy.I recently sold a pair of Revel F-30 speakers that sounded great with my large Plinius solid state amp.When I switched to Consonance tube amps I found the more sensitive Soliloquy 6.3i speakers to be a better match.Both pair of speakers are excellent when paired with the proper ancillary equipment. Larry |
I'll mention something to consider since it hasn't been addressed in the above posts. Higher sensitivity in a speaker will also result in louder power supply noise passed on to the speakers. This may or may not be audible at the listening position, but if you listen in the nearfield the noise can be substantial. If you can hear idle hiss such as rf noise in an 85db speaker then consider bumping that noise up by 10db in a 95db speaker. |
First the obvious. Sound quality is completely subjective. As I read it I think this generalization is probably from a source that thinks bass response is correlated with high quality. The SET single driver audio system may be nirvana, the truth, pure etc. to some, but the vast majority think they are hearing very thin sounding speakers. They are high efficiency speakers given that SET amps are as a rule low energy output signal. Admittedly a well designed high efficiency backloaded horn can make satisfying bass. However there is a strong prevalence that bassy sound is better sound if is not muddy, even amongst audiophiles. What are all these subs about? Not just HT. BTW I think whomever said that pro monitors do not have horns in them should look at what is on the pro/studio market. Lots of horns. Beyond which they are voicing the sound for car radios and earspuds from portable compressed formats. Audiophile labels are almost irrelavent. Except to us. Unfortunately IMHO we don't represent significant money to the media. |
BTW I think whomever said that pro monitors do not have horns in them should look at what is on the pro/studio market. Mechans, I meant real professional monitors for mixing/mastering in a studio....NOT sound reinforcement or for nightclubs or concert or myriad of speakers with the monikor "monitor" or "pro". I think you will find that horns were popular in the 50's but eventually fell out of favor (in professional studios) in the 70's as non-horn designs began to achieve sufficient loudness levels for use as main monitors (mostly used to impress clients by playing back what they just played in a very realistic fashion). Horns are almost completely out of the professional studio market as far as I can tell. They are almost never used as nearfields and only rarely used as main monitors. Anyway, don't take my word for it, after all, many of my most accurate statements have been totally discredited/contradicted/distorted by one or another of the "experts" on these forums so what's new... Perhaps this, from a person who is passionate about the Altec Lansing 604 horn designs (famous in the 40's), may convince you; Studio Monitor Evolution |
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