help me choose the bookshelf speakers

GranteedEV

GranteedEV

Audioholic Ninja
I wonder why they would leave it out of the spec sheet unless they have some concern. But maybe it's corporate policy.
Because many listed "4" ohm speakers are really "3.5 ohm nominal with 2 ohm dips and insane phase angles". Not that the behringers are.

Even their reference series is on a whole nother level and even that they don't list down to 2 ohms :eek: even though a marantz reference amp could drive essentially anything out there.
 
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FirstReflection

AV Rant Co-Host
Yeah, unfortunately, the simple nominal impedance rating doesn't tell the whole story. There are some 4 ohm speakers that dip way down to crazy low impedance, like 1 ohm and such. Then there are 4 ohm speakers that basically stay right around 4 ohms at all frequencies.

Pretty much any half-way decent receiver can safely drive a speaker that never dips below about 3 ohms. In order to get any level of THX certification, a receiver/amp has to be able to handle 3.2 ohm dips. From what I know of the Behringers, even though they are a 4 ohm nominal speaker, they are not a particularly tough load for an amplifier. They don't dip crazy low and they are fairly efficient.

In the case of the Axiom M3v3s that I've recommended, they are definitely not a difficult load for any receiver. They're an 8 ohm nominal impedance with a minimum impedance above 7.5 ohms and they are very efficient at about 92dB output at 1Watt-1Meter. Part of the reason why I recommended them is because the room size is medium and the seating distance is likely more than 9 feet away. That's going to require healthy output capabilities, which the M3v3 can deliver, even with a very moderately powerful amp. The Denon 1911 is more than up to the task of driving the efficient Axiom M3s ;)
 
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