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Speaker sensitivity, impedance, and calculating amp power
@audiokinesis Right -- and, FWIW, I think the speakers mentioned here are that way because they're small and yet can do bass pretty well. Other speakers Salk makes are not as insensitive, e.g. the  Song3 Beats. @tvad Good suggestion. That may be t... 
Speaker sensitivity, impedance, and calculating amp power
Thanks, Doug. I was listening to Paul McGowan on why overkill buys you the benefits of "linearity" in the speakers' response on a video yesterday, but he was careful to point out that *how* you listen makes a huge difference as to whether it will ... 
Atoll IN200SE Integrated Amplifier
@mauger2069 and all, Just coming back to this thread because I'm going to listen tomorrow to the Atolls as well as some Quicksilver gear. (Both at Crescendo Audio in Wheatridge, CO.) I had a listen to the Parasound pre/amp (P6, A23+) but with diff... 
Speaker sensitivity, impedance, and calculating amp power
@daledeee1 This conversation with Jim Salk has a graph, perhaps of the kind you're asking about? Of course, you're asking about getting graphs for *any* speaker we want to buy. Salk's graph is not in this excerpt but you can find it here:https://w... 
Speaker sensitivity, impedance, and calculating amp power
@tomic601 There sure are! 
Speaker sensitivity, impedance, and calculating amp power
This was helpful. https://youtu.be/DNfpYncOQRc 
Speaker sensitivity, impedance, and calculating amp power
Excellent. Thank you, all. 
Speaker sensitivity, impedance, and calculating amp power
Buying it right now.  
Speaker sensitivity, impedance, and calculating amp power
Thanks, @tvad  
Speaker sensitivity, impedance, and calculating amp power
I'll go buy the Harley book. I'll try to consult it before asking questions like this. I assumed there were no prereq's for asking a question.@millercarbon — I'm interested in both. It starts with a practical question but leads into theoretical on... 
Speaker sensitivity, impedance, and calculating amp power
Thanks, Erik. While this question may have a practical upshot, it’s really a theoretical question. I appreciate your efforts to answer it.  
Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions?
It's good to have aspirations! I have a very detailed chart which I've built from these suggestions; some of these will be marked out as things for down the road. This is one. @decooney was saying a lot of great things about Pass, too. Thank you! 
Is Parasound on to something? Or, How important is crossover management in preamps?
@almarg @cal3713 @douglas_schroeder Q.E.D. as they say in logic. This clinches it for me. I do not want to start building crossovers, nor pay for expensive ones. I like the idea of keeping things simple. So, what I know now is this: the feature on... 
Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions?
@tvad  I'm so grateful to learn from your experience. I do not want to buy and sell, over and over. I'm not against changes but there are other things besides audio I want to pursue, if I may say that out loud.@decooney has been making the same p... 
Is Parasound on to something? Or, How important is crossover management in preamps?
@douglas_schroeder Thanks for the reality check. I realize I'm just playing with tinker-toys, so to speak. This research can really get away from one — there are so many suggestions I've gotten which has essentially dangled the carrot of the highe...