My previous Celestion SL6 were 82db, way below your cut off point 🙂 Current speakers are B&W 703
Sensitive? I'd go so far as to call mine moody bastards ":^)
(Beveridges - known for breaking just as much as sounding nice)
(Beveridges - known for breaking just as much as sounding nice)
I know the title says "sensitivity", but it's easy to confuse with "efficiency". Also, the unit should not be "DB", but something "dB / 2.83 V(rms) at 1 m into 4pi" or something like that. Yes, that means that things can get a bit complicated to get the numbers right. However, as it is, the numbers are meaningless and cannot be compared because they are missing the spec for voltage, distance, and space.
I guess a proper explanation of the numbers would be in order to make this poll meaningful.
I guess a proper explanation of the numbers would be in order to make this poll meaningful.
speakers sensitive....?? it's not like when a raise my voice they pee on the rug...like the puppy does...so no i don't think they're sensitive.
why not have range categories of 5 db between 60 and 120?
is their no interest in tolerance and bandwidth these days?
why not have range categories of 5 db between 60 and 120?
is their no interest in tolerance and bandwidth these days?
I cannot vote.
I think most hifi speakers are somewhere between 80 and 85 dB (sensitivity on axis @2.83V/1m), and so are mine. This is based on the assumption that most (commercially sold) speakers are rather small 2-way systems.
But I agree that in the diy community higher efficiency speakers with their bigger size are probably common.
I think most hifi speakers are somewhere between 80 and 85 dB (sensitivity on axis @2.83V/1m), and so are mine. This is based on the assumption that most (commercially sold) speakers are rather small 2-way systems.
But I agree that in the diy community higher efficiency speakers with their bigger size are probably common.
See my post above... it's easy to confuse sensitivity with efficiency. OP needs to explain what he's after and fix the poll.
I have a pair at 80dB/2.83V, and a pair at 95dB/2.83V, as well as 83, 84, 85, 86, and 88.
:^)
my mains, mentioned above are 87dB sensitive.
Like many here, i could pull out a much larger range depending on what speaker i pull out.
dave
A few years ago I asked here on the forum how to measure the resulting sensitivity of speakers as precisely as possible, but the general conclusion was that if I don't make speakers for sale, then why am I interested.
In conclusion, at this moment I cannot say what is the sensitivity of the speakers where I listen to music.
I specify that I have access to quite accurate laboratory equipment, but not from the audio/acoustic field. For measurements, I would like to use an umik-1 and measure the input signal in the speakers with an oscilloscope or a trueRMS multimeter.
In conclusion, at this moment I cannot say what is the sensitivity of the speakers where I listen to music.
I specify that I have access to quite accurate laboratory equipment, but not from the audio/acoustic field. For measurements, I would like to use an umik-1 and measure the input signal in the speakers with an oscilloscope or a trueRMS multimeter.