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Is the MartinLogan Installer Series IW6 an easy to drive speaker?
MartinLogan Installer Series IW6
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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 Installer Series IW6's nominal impedance level is 8 Ohms . 8 Ohms is pretty much the standard impedance amongst stereo speakers and amplifiers so MartinLogan Installer Series IW6 is not considered a difficult to drive speaker from Impedance perspective.

MartinLogan Installer Series IW6 has a sensitivity of 89 dB.

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