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Is the Klipsch Heritage Cornwall IV an easy to drive speaker?
Klipsch Heritage Cornwall IV
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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.

Klipsch Cornwall IV's nominal impedance level is 8 Ohms . 8 Ohms is pretty much the standard impedance amongst stereo speakers and amplifiers so Klipsch Heritage Cornwall IV is not considered a difficult to drive speaker from Impedance perspective.

Klipsch Cornwall IV has a sensitivity of 102 dB. 102 dB of Klipsch Heritage Cornwall IV is considered a high sensitivity compared to average stereo speaker which makes Cornwall IV an easy to drive from Sensitivity perspective.

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