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Is the JBL Stage A170 an easy to drive speaker?
JBL Stage A170
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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.

JBL Stage A170's nominal impedance level is 6 Ohms . 8 Ohms is pretty much the standard impedance amongst stereo speakers and amplifiers so JBL Stage A170 is not considered a difficult to drive speaker from Impedance perspective.

JBL Stage A170 has a sensitivity of 89 dB.

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2-way 91 dB 6 ohms 36-40k Hz
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2-way 86 dB 6 ohms 55-40k Hz
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2-way 86 dB 8 ohms 38-40k Hz
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2-way 86 dB 8 ohms 35-40k Hz
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3-way 88 dB 6 ohms 45-50k Hz
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2-way 88 dB 8 ohms 45-20k Hz
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2-way 88 dB 8 ohms 38-40k Hz
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2-way 90 dB 8 ohms 37-26k Hz
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