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Is the MartinLogan Foundation B2 an easy to drive speaker?
MartinLogan Foundation B2
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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.

MartinLogan Foundation B2's nominal impedance level is 5 Ohms . 8 Ohms is pretty much the standard impedance amongst stereo speakers and amplifiers so MartinLogan Foundation B2 is not considered a difficult to drive speaker from Impedance perspective.

MartinLogan Foundation B2 has a sensitivity of 90 dB.

Read our detailed MartinLogan Foundation B2 Review
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2-way 87 dB 8 ohms 63-28k Hz
MartinLogan Foundation C1
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2-way 91 dB 4 ohms 53-23k Hz
MartinLogan Foundation F2
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3-way 92 dB 4 ohms 36-23k Hz
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2-way 88 dB 8 ohms 52-28k Hz
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