Speaker Efficiency


   I have been listening to my Decware 300b tube amp for a few months now. At 8 watts, I have them paired with Klipsch Forte IV at 99db efficiency, and this set up has been sounding great. This morning I connected a pair of Sonus Faber Electa Amator speakers, 6ohms at 88db of efficiency. They sound fantastic, with more weight  and depth. I understand there is a huge price difference in the two speakers, but aside from that, if I am getting 80db of volume at my chair, 8' away, what is the draw back of using lower efficiency speakers with SET amps, so long as the volume is sufficient? I did notice turn the Pre amp, the tube amp and the Roon volume towards the highest setting, it starts sounding terrible....

 

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Probably none.

If it were solid state amps you would probably hear a big difference. Solid state amps are so fast to react and sound very bad when they run out of current. I have a friend with a Pass amp kit… 8 wpc. Sounded great until any volume and then sounded anemic.

80db is pretty loud. My average listening is done between 65 with peaks to 75… seldom more.

 

Yes the Amator is a great speaker. Of course, more power would likely result in even more dynamic sound.