What is your take on high efficient speakers vs. low efficient speakers?

I like speakers that are true solid 96 db and up! So I can use use El-84, El34, 2A3 & big triodes like 805 etc.! Enjoy!😊

I agree with Clear Thinker that it's a matter of what you like. I have three pairs of Maggies and swear by them - even though they're notoriously inefficient,  The largest pair -- in a room which is 32' by 18' -- is drriven with an amp ofd 250 watts per channel --  loud enough to make the neighborhoods complain were in not for the fact that the house is deep in the woods.  

@atmasphere wrote:

My Classic Audio Loudspeakers are 98dB and flat to 20Hz. They employ dual 15" woofers as well as field coils to reduce distortion and compression while increasing speed.

I guess one could even argue, given their 16-ohm load, that they're 101dB sensitive from the usual 8 ohm standard sensitivity is measured by. Not to mention that many speakers today are closer to a 4-ohm load, yet without being accurately reflected by their sensitivity rating.. 

^^ Yes. The difference between sensitivity and efficiency specs is poorly understood. You have to do math to convert from one to the other unless the speaker impedance is 8 Ohms.

What a thread...

Is a speaker with 88db sensitivity at 8 ohms or an 88db sensitivity at 4 ohms more "efficient"?

Having listened to gear for 20 years and owned a variety of equipment, I tend to associate higher sensitivity with a brighter sound. I lean to lower-sensitivity speakers in general.