Is the most efficient speaker the best speaker?


Is the most efficient speaker the best speaker -- all other things being equal?
pmboyd

After the correction the linesouce in the eg would not give anything up to the SET setup and will still have more dynamics..97/99

Regards,
JohnK,

I would love to hear your informed opinion. I`m no speaker designer nor an engineer, but I just don`t believe weseixas`s numbers are accurate in the horn/planar comparison. At least they don`t match what I have heard in my experiences concerning sound pressure(not comparing sound quality issues).
I have found that using efficient speakers, besides the wide dynamic swings, is the ease of use of a smaller amplifier, which sounds so much more natural and detailed than a much larger amplifier, of the same design topology, imo/ime. This has not been the case with speakers of low to medium efficiency, where the larger output amps are more desirable.
Grannyring have you settled in with the m1's and are you glad you bought them;any negatives?