pyma6
Great speaker if driven well. Could do with the tweeters old ferro fluid replacement by now, then the highs will sing again, look for posts I did on how to do this yourself. Here’s one.
https://forum.audiogon.com/posts/1843203?highlight=ferro%2Bfluid
At 86db you need at least >150w-8ohm that can "almost" double that wattage to 4ohm and again 2ohms.
And with this kind of load 3ohm, dipping to 2.3ohms you need an amp that won’t care seeing a continuous 2.5ohm load.
Cheers George
Great speaker if driven well. Could do with the tweeters old ferro fluid replacement by now, then the highs will sing again, look for posts I did on how to do this yourself. Here’s one.
https://forum.audiogon.com/posts/1843203?highlight=ferro%2Bfluid
At 86db you need at least >150w-8ohm that can "almost" double that wattage to 4ohm and again 2ohms.
And with this kind of load 3ohm, dipping to 2.3ohms you need an amp that won’t care seeing a continuous 2.5ohm load.
Stereophile’s test results:
"The loudspeaker is under 3 ohms through most of the range, dropping to a minimum of 2.3 ohms at 3.6kHz (the cursor position). The low impedance value explains the CS3.6’s need for the iron-fisted Mark Levinson No.23.5 to provide control in the bass"
https://www.stereophile.com/images/archivesart/Cs36fig1.jpg
Cheers George