In praise of - the BIG, efficient speaker!

josie

josie

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Lately I've been running a pair of Kenwood KL-777 speakers. These are big 4-ways with 15" woofers from the 1970's. Same genre as the RS Mach 1&2.
The efficiency is unbelievable! In a quiet room, my Yamaha integrated amplifier never indicates above .1 watt, yet the sound seems complete (for lack of a better word). Smaller speakers never have been able to achieve this, and I always wanted to 'turn it up' to hear more.
I suspect that at such low power levels, the big speakers are extremely linear. Small speakers just can't move enough air, so when the output of the amp goes up the little guys don't deliver. There goes all the dynamics and 'punch'. But the big, efficient speakers can, with the added bonus of allowing the amp to run at super low distortion, low power levels.
Your thoughts on this AK'ers?
 
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Yeah, but sometimes big.....is TOO big!?

Back in Maryland, I had a pair of 50's University UCX-12 triaxials, inside HUGE 9.0 cubic foot Allied cabinets.
They sounded wonderful with a low-powered Magnavox 8802 tube amp.
However, when I moved to New Mexico last year, they were way TOO BIG for my MUCH smaller new home!?
So sadly, I gave them to my son in Maryland, whose enjoying them with a vintage Sherwood receiver.

Sucks don't it!?

Steve
 
gearhound said:
Yeah, but sometimes big.....is TOO big!?

Back in Maryland, I had a pair of 50's University UCX-12 triaxials, inside HUGE 9.0 cubic foot Allied cabinets.
They sounded wonderful with a low-powered Magnavox 8802 tube amp.
However, when I moved to New Mexico last year, they were way TOO BIG for my MUCH smaller new home!?
So sadly, I gave them to my son in Maryland, whose enjoying them with a vintage Sherwood receiver.

Sucks don't it!?

Steve
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At least they stayed in the familly, so you can probably still enjoy them from time to time. :)

az
 
I had a pair of kl777x and kl888x and those speakers did what none of my others speakers do at high volume.Move a lot of air and kick ass with rock music.They weren't the best sounding at lower volume or with certain music but for loud rock they absolutely kicked ass.Wish i had kept a pair.
 
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I've never seen a speaker that was too big.
However, I have seen some listening spaces (including my own) that are way too small!

Best Regards,
TerryO
 
+1 on BIG and efficient. I just got an Electro-Voice Regency cabinet--it's almost three feet wide, and weighs 65 pounds. I mounted a Jensen 12" coax on an adaptor board until I can find a 15 for it. This thing is loud as hell with a 7 watt Heathkit A7.

I like the big horn loaded sound. Horn bass is wonderful.
 
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