I recommend reading this paper before making any decisions.
loudspeaker sensitivity from Musical Fidelity
loudspeaker sensitivity from Musical Fidelity
Speaker and Amp dilemma
I recommend reading this paper before making any decisions. loudspeaker sensitivity from Musical Fidelity |
Thanks Yogiboy for giving the benefit of your experience! And thank you Nick Sr. For the interesting reading. I remember reading some similar calculations based on current requirements to reach certain SPL's at the seating position. It has been a long time ago, but as I recall it gave similar results. I have always thought watts were a poor measure of an amp, my hair dryer has 1500 watts, but cannot drive a speaker at all! Current on tap and slew rate are much more important numbers. And as far as that goes, neither of my choices of speakers claim a very great SPL rating. So, I could sell my Legacy's and buy the Martin Logan's and still have the same problem of not enough power. Thank you for the insight, it gives me much to think about. |