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Is the Focal Kanta Center an easy to drive speaker?
Focal Kanta Center
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There are two main factors that set how easy or difficult a speaker is to drive, these are Speaker Sensitivity and Impedance. A speaker rated lower Ohms requires more current than a higher Ohm speaker. Similarly, a speaker with lower sensitivity requires more power to reach the same volume as a speaker with higher sensitivity.

Focal Kanta Center's nominal impedance level is 8 Ohms but can go down to as low as 3.5 ohms. 8 Ohms is pretty much the standard impedance amongst stereo speakers and amplifiers so Focal Kanta Center is not considered a difficult to drive speaker from Impedance perspective.

Focal Kanta Center has a sensitivity of 92 dB. 92 dB of Focal Kanta Center is considered a high sensitivity compared to average stereo speaker which makes Kanta Center an easy to drive from Sensitivity perspective.

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Focal Kanta Center Alternatives in Passive Center Channel Speakers
Model Type Sensitivity Impedance Frequency
Focal Kanta No.3
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3-way 91 dB 8 ohms 33-40k Hz
Focal Kanta No.2
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3-way 91 dB 8 ohms 35-40k Hz
Monitor Audio Platinum C250 3G
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3-way 88dB 4 ohms 30-60k Hz​
Focal Kanta No.1
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2-way 88 dB 8 ohms 46-40k Hz
KEF Reference 2 Meta
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3-way 86 dB 4 ohms 80-35k Hz
Sonus Sonetto Center II
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3-way 91 dB 4 ohms 42-25k Hz
B&W HTM71 S3
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3-way 89 dB 8 ohms 50-28k Hz
KEF Reference 4 Meta
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3-way 88 dB 4 ohms 48-35k Hz
ELAC VELA CC 401
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2-way 88 dB 4 ohms 30-50k Hz
Wharfedale Elysian C
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3-way 91 dB 6 ohms 35-22k Hz
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