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

We are all basing our opinions and experiences using " reproduced / recorded " music. As I have said many times, this alone, creates many challenges for us as listeners. It boils down to the specifics of what YOU want your favorite performers to sound like, in your own listening room.

@mrdecibel No, we're not all basing our opinions that way! In my case I base my opinions on having been at the recording session, have the master tapes and know exactly how they are supposed to sound.

So are I've yet to hear a lower efficiency speaker that brings out the dynamic character properly in these recordings. Not saying its not out there, but clearly such a beast is in a dramatic minority.

@charles1dad it is not the amplifier distortion…. take another run at it…. with equal moving mass and motor a pistonic cone has lower output…..why is that ?

Ralph - while i respect your experience, you are certainly not the only audio designer deeply involved in hearing , recording, and evaluating the playback of the original acoustic event in order to evaluate efforts…. 

best to you in our chase for better

@tomic601 

@charles1dad, it is not the amplifier distortion…. take another run at it…. with equal moving mass and motor a pistonic cone has lower output…..why is that ?

Okay, I have no idea what this is in reference to.

Charles

charles1dad

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08-10-2022 at 08:43pm 

y’all understand distortion counts as output..in the overly simplistic efficiency measurement…. right ?

Overly simplistic? Nah , I think people recognize that it is just providing a generalization of the lower power demands of higher sensitivity speakers. People get that. Very little distortion concerns if a 5 watt amp is only providing fractions of 1watt of power at desired SPLs. Well within the low watt amplifier’s sweet spot.

Charles