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High Efficiency Speaker Asylum: Does high efficiency equal better sound at lower volume? by walter Need speakers that can rock with just one watt? You found da place. |
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I've been wondering if high efficiency speakers generally come alive at lower listening levels? I do a lot of listening late at night and I'm looking for some speakers that don't need to be loud.
Currently I'm using a setup consisting of phono into a rebuilt Eico HF-81 (14 Watts per channel) into a set of Spendor BC-1s. I'm quite happy with the sound at normal levels, but the Spendors are not very efficient, and once the volume has to go lower they kind of lose their magic. I'd like to stick with the Eico, can you guys recommend the right speakers for me? Horns, maybe?
Thanks, Walter
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Topic - Does high efficiency equal better sound at lower volume? - walter 08:15:40 11/12/02 ( 17)
- Re: Does high efficiency equal better sound at lower volume? - mollecon 23:01:59 11/13/02 ( 0)
Re: Does high efficiency equal better sound at lower volume? - LarryI 07:36:12 11/13/02 ( 0)
Re: Does high efficiency equal better sound at lower volume? - John 16:52:47 11/12/02 ( 1)
- Actually I think Beveridge is all time low level champ, but FMHO for $$$$$$$. nt - -3db 05:35:16 11/13/02 ( 0)
Yes, greater headroom - haugenmarka@hotmail.com 16:34:58 11/12/02 ( 0)
Re: Does high efficiency equal better sound at lower volume? - tomservo 16:34:50 11/12/02 ( 0)
yes (nt) - Norman Bates 16:08:06 11/12/02 ( 5)
- Re: No... free lunch. - Frank Waller 06:03:58 11/13/02 ( 4)
- Re: Expensive big lunch. - Paul Eizik 20:21:10 11/13/02 ( 1)
- Re: Expensive big lunch. - Frank Waller 02:18:46 11/14/02 ( 0)
- Re: No... free lunch. - Tom Brennan 10:24:28 11/13/02 ( 1)
- Re: No... free lunch. - Frank Waller 02:17:18 11/14/02 ( 0)
Re: Does high efficiency equal better sound at lower volume? - sarlau 12:03:49 11/12/02 ( 0)
Reduced compression = better sound at low volume - Duke 11:59:42 11/12/02 ( 0)
Re: Does high efficiency equal better sound at lower volume? - Greg B 10:20:56 11/12/02 ( 0)
I think so - Robert Hamel 09:42:15 11/12/02 ( 0)
Re: Does high efficiency equal better sound at lower volume? - Tom Brennan 09:31:03 11/12/02 ( 0)