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We should reject hard-to-drive speakers more often

Sorry I know this is a bit of a rant, but come on people!!

Too many audiophiles find speakers which are hard to drive and... stick with them!

We need to reject hard-to-drive speakers as being Hi-Fi. Too many of us want our speakers to be as demanding as we are with a glass of wine. "Oh, this speaker sounds great with any amplifier, but this one needs amps that weigh more than my car, so these speakers MUST sound better..."

Speakers which may be discerning of amplifier current delivery are not necessarily any good at all at playing actual music. 

That is all.

erik_squires

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To reject hard to drive speakers would be to reject many a great sounding speaker. Some speakers that appear hard to drive from a quick glance at basic specs, turns out they are easier to drive than first thought. All depends on where the dips in impedance exist, among other parameters/measurements take the JBL 4309’s for instance....they look to be a difficult load @ 4 ohms and 87 db...however , in real world listening conditions, they are seemingly a pretty easy speaker to drive, based on most positive reviews I’ve read about them.

 

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