immatthewj
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| Why are high efficiency speakers preferred for low volume listening? @atmasphere , well, it does not seem to sound like (to me, anyway) as if it is straining, but by loafing, are you thinking that it would prefer being in 100 wpc ultralinear versus the 50 wpc triode mode? I feel that my preamp (Cary SLP 05) has a... | |
| Plugging rear ports of "bookshelf" speakers? Thanks for all the great input, @everybody. The speakers did come with plugs, and for last night's session I did install them. As per usual, I am not sure which way I like better, but I am thinking, so far, that I prefer them plugged. Since the... | |
| 8 ohm nominal impedance/4.69 ohm minimal impedance--is this a bad load (on paper)? Thank you for explaining that to me, @erik_squires ; thanks for the link, @ditusa , thanks @everybody for the input. So check your amp’s specs before you buy the Revel M126Be or any speaker. @sbayne , well, that's what I meant about my ... | |
| Why are high efficiency speakers preferred for low volume listening? Thank you for the input, @atmasphere ; the speakers that I am auditioning (and that I have about 3 more weeks on that audition) have an sensitivity rating of 86, a nominal impedance of 8 ohms, and according to Erin’s Corner a minimal impedance of... | |
| How do I discharge the capacitors in my PS audio P20 ? +1 @erik_squires . I am not an electrician, but thanks to the seniority bump & bid system I did a few tours through the electric shop of a major airline. We used what I remember being called a "shunt" to discharge all caps. (It is possible I... | |
| Why are high efficiency speakers preferred for low volume listening? @audiokinesis , thank you for oversimplifying. That helps. @james633 , thank you for the feedback on this. I think I am getting the picture. High efficiency doesn't take as much power to move and at lower levels not as much power is being ... | |
| Warm, yet detailed tube preamp I've never heard the Cary SLP98, but I, personally, do not consider my SLP05 to be warm. However the air and detail is great. In my opinion. | |
| Why are high efficiency speakers preferred for low volume listening? No, definitely not. For the time they were great, but I love the KEF’s, even for low volume. I just wonder if another speaker might be a little more lively at lower volumes. Thank you for clarifying that, @zlone . (And a quick google showed ... | |
| Why are high efficiency speakers preferred for low volume listening? @elliottbnewcombjr , so are you basically saying that the bottom line is that horn (tweeters?) sound better when played at low levels than traditional cone (tweeters/) do? Sorry if it is obvious that this is what you said, but I am not good wit... | |
| Why are high efficiency speakers preferred for low volume listening? Easy to drive speakers avoid low impedance and phase shifts at all frequencies and require an amp work less hard in general be it at low or higher volumes. So that is advantageous. They will also tend to sound more similar with various amps. ... | |
| Why are high efficiency speakers preferred for low volume listening? I doubt that high efficiency speakers and good low level detail are absolutes. It’s likely more important that things like the amp being a good match to drive the speaker impedance, the system has good resolution, and that phase coherency and ove... | |
| Why are high efficiency speakers preferred for low volume listening? In my experience driving low efficiency speakers with milliwatts they will sound anemic at low volume; high efficiency speakers can play well with milliwatts and not sound anemic at low volume. Also amplifiers, tube amplifiers for sure, produce m... | |
| Why are high efficiency speakers preferred for low volume listening? I am curious about this myself. I have KEF Reference One’s, which are not efficient, and years ago I had Klipsch Heresy’s, which are very efficient. Is it that high efficiency speakers are more “lively”, or was that just the horns on the Klipsch ... | |
| Why are high efficiency speakers preferred for low volume listening? I’m not the best one to address this but what is your budget? I just start here because the qualities you listed could lead to a $3000 system or much higher. You get what you pay for generally speaking. Actually, @bjesien , I am currently abou... | |
| The joys of mid-fi @ghdprentice , you and I are listening in way different ball parks; for example, I know that your speakers cost more than my entire system would MSRP for. And I have seen pictures of your room. With that out of the way, even though it is not th... |