I am not sure there are any.Hi all
What are the better measuring floorstanding speakers out there, with sensitivity above 95 dB ?
Klipsch seems to have the market cornered on high sensitivity towers...
Most speaker designs have a weakness somewhere.I am not sure there are any.
Most high sensitivity speakers fail at least one aspect of the measurement suite. I have horns that are 109dB efficient and they are fine on frequency response and they have controlled directivity at frequencies above 250Hz but the waterfall plot shows a slow "stop" presumably because of the horns.
A lot of the ones I have seen use very lightweight cones which are far from stiff or well damped so give a very uneven FR.
As per title though, which models measure well?
If I may, why is high sensitivity an issue for you? Just curious...
Just friendly discussion here. There's no crisis with < 95 dB sensitivity.
It seems Klipsch might be it.
As per above, it may depend on the model.
Well, you've got enough information now to research it for yourself. Off you go...
If you take a closer look at the power handling of these speakers you’ll see that these Klipsh are not nearly as sensitive as you might think. They are current hungry in the presence and bass regions and drop down to 3.5ohms with a nasty phase angle! The manufacture claiming 100db sensitivity and an 8ohm impedance is disingenuous. Not to mention the other issues; the poorly designed crossover with a massive suckout at 1khz and the resonance issues. Even Tekton speakers might measure better!KLIPSCH RF-7 III
https://www.henleyaudio.co.uk/shop/product/viewfile?FileId=4754&ProductId=937
"Klipsch claims an exceptional 100dB SPL sensitivity for its RF-7 III but our measured 92.8dB on pink noise suggests that figure might as well be plucked from the air."