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

Showing 1 response by bigkidz

Having recently place the Vandersteen Sevens in our Listening Room.  83.5db.  Never would have thought to pair them up with a SET 28wpc stereo amp but there you go, drove the hell out of them.  So you need to try things in order to find what will work in your system.

 

Happy Listening.