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How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you?
@atmasphere   :0)   @rauliruegas  If you are happy with owning an arc welding machine, more power. Personally, I prefer to listen to music, and as such I generally prefer the lower powered amps, most particularly of the tube variety. I am in 100... 
How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you?
@rauliruegas   Presumably by now you have replaced the caps in those ML 20.6's?? Yes?  
How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you?
@rauliruegas   I suggest since you are such a big fan of the Parasound JC1+'s sound that you go out and immediately buy a pair, if you haven't already...That's what I am talking about...;0)  
How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you?
@rauliruegas While the speakers in my OP were indeed not the same as the ones in my example with the Parasounds, the speakers in the OP were in the same category ( and actually the same maker) as the ones in my example. I suspect that the Parasou... 
How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you?
@deep_333 LOL, there are a number of well respected speakers that drop down to 1ohm. I won’t consider them for purchase; but I suspect that most folks will not label their designers...’lazy low IQ individuals’! The speakers I was listening to in ... 
12AX7A preamp tubes - ribbed vs smooth plate
I have tried Smooth plate and Ribbed plate Tele's in my CAT preamp, much prefer the Smooth plates. The Ribbed plates are a little brighter and tend to be less resolving. Perhaps in a different position, or component, this might not be the case??  
How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you?
@rauliruegas I cannot comment too much on the sound of the Parasounds and the speaker at this fellow’s room. I heard the combo briefly, but do remember thinking that the synergy was not there between the components. Keeping in mind that the spea... 
How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you?
@rauliruegas Funny you bring up the Parasound amps. A fellow a'phile whom I know well, decided to buy a pair of very expensive and very difficult to drive speakers, reasoning like you, that the Parasounds would be the answer. His budget was limite... 
How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you?
@atmasphere   Thank you. If you would have told the dealer exactly what you posted, he would have belittled you just the same. Some folk have agendas, and in this case, the guy was only interested in selling this speaker....not in discussing in an... 
Warped record
Today, like in the past, most warps are caused by the dreaded shrink wrap. I thought the record industry had learned its lesson, but apparently not. I generally return warped records, but once in a while, assuming the warp is fairly minor ( and th... 
Borresen Loudspeakers
Having heard Borresen and Raidho’s, I think these speakers are exceptionally good. If one is concerned about ’value’ then it is probably best to not really shop high end gear these days...particularly new gear. The market for ultra high end is ei... 
How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you?
The speakers I was referring to were not Wilson's. Nonetheless, it is interesting what you posted about Alexia 1's. They are known to be extremely difficult to drive. Is it possible that the ARC Ref 75SE has a more capable transformer, and as such... 
How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you?
@ghdprentice   I agree with this. Not only do you restrict yourself to a subset of speakers, but in the worst case examples, you also restrict yourself to a subset of amps. Like many of us, i know of a few a'philes who bought their dream speaker, ... 
How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you?
@mazian   Class D amps are certainly a lower priced option, but most folks still are not that impressed with the SQ.   
How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you?
@quincy  There is another factor, a high powered good sounding ss amp, particularly one that can push current into very low impedances, is also going to cost a lot more ( on average) than a good sounding medium ( maybe even high powered) powered t...