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Is the Polk Audio Legend L400 an easy to drive speaker?
Polk Audio Legend L400
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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.

Polk L400's nominal impedance level is 4 Ohms . 8 Ohms is pretty much the standard impedance amongst stereo speakers and amplifiers so Polk Audio Legend L400 is not considered a difficult to drive speaker from Impedance perspective.

Polk L400 has a sensitivity of 87.5 dB. With a sensitivity level of only 8 dB, Polk Audio Legend L400 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.

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Polk Audio Legend L400 Alternatives in Passive Center Channel Speakers
Model Type Sensitivity Impedance Frequency
Polk R400
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2-way 89 dB 8 ohms 48-39K Hz
SVS Ultra Center
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3-way 87 dB 8 ohms 45-32k Hz
Polk L800
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3-way 87 dB 4 ohms 32-38k Hz
Polk L200
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2-way 85.5 dB 4 ohms 46-38k Hz
Polk L600
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3-way 86 dB 4 ohms 34-38k Hz
Klipsch RC-64 III
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2-way 99 dB 8 ohms 57-24k Hz
Polk L100
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2-way 85.5 dB 4 ohms 57-38k Hz
Polk ES35
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2-way 89 dB 8 ohms 66-40k Hz
KEF R2c
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3-way 87 dB 8 ohms 74-28k Hz
Revel Performa3 C208
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3-way 89 dB 8 ohms 50Hz- 20kHz
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