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Is the SVS Prime Tower an easy to drive speaker?
SVS Prime Tower
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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.

SVS Prime Tower's nominal impedance level is 8 Ohms . 8 Ohms is pretty much the standard impedance amongst stereo speakers and amplifiers so SVS Prime Tower is not considered a difficult to drive speaker from Impedance perspective.

SVS Prime Tower has a sensitivity of 87 dB. With a sensitivity level of only 8 dB, SVS Prime Tower 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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2-way 90 dB 8 ohms 32-40k Hz
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2-way 88 dB 6 ohms 39-26k Hz
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3-way 88 dB 8 ohms 38-38k Hz
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2-way 89 dB 8 ohms 40-20k Hz
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2-way 87 dB 8 ohms 48-25k Hz
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2-way 97 dB 8 ohms 34-25k Hz
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3-way 88.5 dB 8 ohms 48-28k Hz
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