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Is the Polk Audio RTi A5 an easy to drive speaker?
Polk Audio RTi A5
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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 RTi A5's nominal impedance level is 8 Ohms . 8 Ohms is pretty much the standard impedance amongst stereo speakers and amplifiers so Polk Audio RTi A5 is not considered a difficult to drive speaker from Impedance perspective.

Polk RTi A5 has a sensitivity of 90 dB.

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2-way 89 dB 8 ohms 50-26k Hz
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3-way 90 dB 8 ohms 30-26k Hz
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2-way 89 dB 8 ohms 33-40k Hz
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2-way 96 dB 8 ohms 38-21k Hz
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2-way 91 dB 8 ohms 44-24k Hz
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