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Is the Monitor Audio Silver 100 7G an easy to drive speaker?
Monitor Audio Silver 100 7G
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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.

Monitor Audio Silver 100 7G's nominal impedance level is 8 Ohms . 8 Ohms is pretty much the standard impedance amongst stereo speakers and amplifiers so Monitor Audio Silver 100 7G is not considered a difficult to drive speaker from Impedance perspective.

Monitor Audio Silver 100 7G has a sensitivity of 87.5 dB. With a sensitivity level of only 8 dB, Monitor Audio Silver 100 7G is a difficult to drive speaker from Sensitivity perspective, so make sure to choose an amplifier with high power if you like listening to your music at high volume levels.

Read our detailed Monitor Audio Silver 100 7G Review
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2-way 87 dB 8 ohms 37-30k Hz
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2-way 86 dB 8 ohms 47-35k Hz
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2-way 88 dB 8 ohms 52-28k Hz
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3-way 90 dB 6 ohms 40-20k Hz
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2-way 86 dB 4 ohms 55-24k Hz
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2-way 96 dB 8 ohms 45-25k Hz
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