Question concerning db sensitivity


Someone recently told me that in their experience, in general, that the higher the db sensitivity of a given speaker, the more you sacrifice in terms of sound. In other words, lower db rated speakers [ 86-88 ] typically sound better. Any thoughts on this?

Thanks.
adman227

Showing 1 response by montytx

I'll mention something to consider since it hasn't been addressed in the above posts. Higher sensitivity in a speaker will also result in louder power supply noise passed on to the speakers. This may or may not be audible at the listening position, but if you listen in the nearfield the noise can be substantial.

If you can hear idle hiss such as rf noise in an 85db speaker then consider bumping that noise up by 10db in a 95db speaker.