What is your take on high efficient speakers vs. low efficient speakers?


Consider both designs are done right and your other equipment is well matched with the speakers.  Do you have any preference when it comes to sound quality?  Is it matter of economic decision when it comes to price? - power amps can become very expensive when power goes up, on the other hand large,  efficient speakers are expensive as well.  Is your decision based on room size?  I'd love to hear from you on the subject. 

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I have been listening to the newest Horning Aristotle Ellipse PM65 speakers. They have a rated 96db efficiency, but in real life are very easy to drive. A few watts will do it beautifully. It is a horn loaded hybrid design that is not very large. This speaker is incredibly fast, dynamic and so pure sounding. They offer most all of the sonic benefits of a large, fully loaded horn design in a more traditional form factor a size.

In general,  I also find higher efficiency speakers sound more real and lifelike, at least to my ears. Here is a link: