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| Most high-quality loudspeakers are 4-Ohms Bill, I suspect that at higher impedances ss amps might be able to sustain a higher bias longer, but at the cost of reduced ultimate power. I suspect that the speakers sensitivity coupled with room size and ultimate volume sought would of have to ... | |
| Most high-quality loudspeakers are 4-Ohms JohnK, not that I thought you used mass market drivers, but how the heck would I know what you used. Are you a speaker manufacturer? Another speaker manufacturer who on this very thread has posted that what I suggested is part of his decision maki... | |
| Most high-quality loudspeakers are 4-Ohms Mapman, actually you've gone too far in the opposite direction. Most ss amps aren't at their best into 16 Ohms. Remember that a ss amps that doubles down from 8 Ohms also halves up from 8 Ohms. The safe bet for ultimate amp compatbility would prob... | |
| Most high-quality loudspeakers are 4-Ohms Mapman, I some level I think you've hit the heart of the matter with "I don't think impedance alone is a relaible indicator of "high quality", assuming you take proper matching of the amp into consideration...." While we can't truly seperate amps ... | |
| Most high-quality loudspeakers are 4-Ohms JohnK, that some drivers that are high impedance design have little demand and therefore drives up their cost doesn't neccessarily make those designs worthy of their extra cost. On the other hand some of the more expensive drivers are indeed low i... | |
| Most high-quality loudspeakers are 4-Ohms Learsfool, no that I totaly disagree with you, but I don't think that Swampwalker actualy posted that. | |
| Most high-quality loudspeakers are 4-Ohms Thanks Duke, that's what I expected. | |
| The Cyclicality of Black Vs Silver Ok Fred, sorry. Who was it then, Art Dudley? BTW, I think it was said a bit tongue in cheek. | |
| Most high-quality loudspeakers are 4-Ohms JohnK of course your point begs the question; does a speaker designer have to make compromises in order to make speakers work with higher impedances? | |
| Most high-quality loudspeakers are 4-Ohms Swampwalker, I suppose for the most part we actually do agree. The Vandersteens aside from their selfpowered subs have a minimum impedance range of 2 to 5 Ohms. As for the others, yes they are generally considered "high end". I just haven't heard ... | |
| How do you drive 12 Ohm speakers? Looks like a job for tubes. | |
| Most high-quality loudspeakers are 4-Ohms Swampwalker, I don't consider the Vandersteens to be high impedance speakers and there the only ones of those that you've suggested that I've heard and appreciate. While I haven't heard them all, some of the other I down right dislike. But, that's... | |
| Most high-quality loudspeakers are 4-Ohms To my ears, most high-quality loudspeakers are lower impedance loads. | |
| Double down, good or bad? Kirkus, thank you for sharing your insight. | |
| Double down, good or bad? Ralph, sorry but to my mind that's cheating. Were the tube amps driving auto-transformers or Apogees? |