Tony Tune-age wrote:Some speakers require an amplifier that has enough power to properly drive the units.
Yes, I agree. And the
only way to find out whether the power is enough is to connect those speakers and play some music.
The figures you're asking for don't say anything. Therefore my only reply will be: Try it!
Another anectode: In the early 90's, when I was selling Linn, we received a pair of large Infinty speakers, on loan from the distributor. These were said to be a "total nightmare" to drive, very few amps in the world were able to do it. Does anyone remember what model I'm talking about? I beleive there was only one with this reputation, but I could be wrong.
The first thing I connected was an Aura amp. It was a tiny amp with tiny specifications. Naturally, it worked just fine. In the demonstration room I could play about as loud as my ears could take. Other amps were tried: The small Creek at 30-ish watts - sounded fine. The original Naim Nait - which I believe Naim never released any power figures for, but was later measured to around 17 watts - sounded magnificent when driving the nightmare speakers.
Conclusion: The "terrible load" was a problem in theory. In practice for a well designed amp, it was no problem at all.
So why the rumour? Well, for one thing, it made the speakers famous.
"Ooh, you got a pair of
those? How do you drive them?"
And it certainly helped to boost sales of the beefy amps they were always demonstrated with.
