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Is the MartinLogan Motion F20 an easy to drive speaker?
MartinLogan Motion F20
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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 Motion F20's nominal impedance level is 4 Ohms . 8 Ohms is pretty much the standard impedance amongst stereo speakers and amplifiers so MartinLogan Motion F20 is not considered a difficult to drive speaker from Impedance perspective.

MartinLogan Motion F20 has a sensitivity of 92 dB. 92 dB of MartinLogan Motion F20 is considered a high sensitivity compared to average stereo speaker which makes Motion F20 an easy to drive from Sensitivity perspective.

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2-way 92 dB 5 ohms 81-25k Hz
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3-way 90.5 dB 8 ohms 27-35k Hz
MartinLogan Motion B10
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2-way 92 dB 5 ohms 56-25k Hz
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2-way 93 dB 4 ohms 63-25k Hz
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3-way 88 dB 8 ohms 38-38k Hz
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3-way 90 dB 8 ohms 46-28k Hz
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3-way 88 dB 8 ohms 48-28k Hz
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3-way 90 dB 8 ohms 46-28k Hz
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