Power needed
4.7–75 W
per channel, into 8 ohms
To hit 95 dB peaks at 3 m from a pair of Focal Kanta Center, you need at least 4.7 W a channel. Anything from about 9.5 W to 75 W a channel is comfortable; past that, more watts stop buying you anything.
Power is not your constraint. The
Focal Kanta Center is efficient enough that essentially any
amplifier we list will drive it at this level. Choose on inputs, streaming, phono
stage and price instead — and if you like valve amplifiers, this is a speaker
that suits them.
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- 95 dB target at the seat
- +4.8 dB for 3.0 m of distance
- -3 dB for a stereo pair
- -90.0 dB effective sensitivity
- 2 dB allowed for optimistic published sensitivity
- Published sensitivity 92 dB, used as 90.0 dB per watt.
Marantz Model 30 with the Focal Kanta Center
Excellent match
13 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (100 W to 200 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Full Marantz Model 30 specs
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177 integrated amplifiers suit the Focal Kanta Center
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1
Excellent match
12 dB of headroom over what this speaker needs - peaks stay clean.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (70 W to 140 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
2
Excellent match
12 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (80 W to 160 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
3
Excellent match
12 dB of headroom over what this speaker needs - peaks stay clean.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (75 W to 150 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
4
Excellent match
12 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (80 W to 160 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
5
Excellent match
12 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (80 W to 150 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
6
Excellent match
13 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (100 W to 200 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
7
Excellent match
12 dB of headroom over what this speaker needs - peaks stay clean.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (70 W to 140 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Sensible value pick against these speakers.
8
Excellent match
12 dB of headroom over what this speaker needs - peaks stay clean.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (70 W to 140 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Sensible value pick against these speakers.
9
Good match
12 dB of headroom over what this speaker needs - peaks stay clean.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power rises usefully into 4 ohms (75 W to 110 W).
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
10
Good match
12 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power rises usefully into 4 ohms (80 W to 130 W).
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
11
Good match
12 dB of headroom over what this speaker needs - peaks stay clean.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power rises usefully into 4 ohms (70 W to 100 W).
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
12
Good match
13 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power rises usefully into 4 ohms (90 W to 150 W).
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
13
Good match
13 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power rises usefully into 4 ohms (100 W to 160 W).
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
14
Good match
11 dB of headroom over what this speaker needs - peaks stay clean.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power rises usefully into 4 ohms (60 W to 100 W).
Sensible value pick against these speakers.
15
Good match
13 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power rises usefully into 4 ohms (105 W to 160 W).
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
16
Good match
10 dB of headroom over what this speaker needs - peaks stay clean.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power rises usefully into 4 ohms (50 W to 75 W).
Sensible value pick against these speakers.
17
Excellent match
11 dB of headroom over what this speaker needs - peaks stay clean.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (55 W to 105 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
No current price on file for this amplifier.
18
Good match
13 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power rises usefully into 4 ohms (90 W to 150 W).
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
19
Excellent match
15 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power nearly doubles into 4 ohms (150 W to 300 W) - a stiff supply that copes with hard loads.
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
20
Good match
12 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
Power rises usefully into 4 ohms (80 W to 130 W).
Sensible value pick against these speakers.
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18 power amplifiers that would also drive them
Listed separately because they are not a complete system: a power amplifier has no volume control and no inputs to speak of, so you need a preamplifier or a streaming preamp as well. Worth it if you already own one, or if you want to buy the two halves separately.
1
Good match
15 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
No 4 ohm power rating on file. On a 8 ohm speaker dipping to 3.5 that is the figure that matters, so this one is unproven on the load.
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
2
Good match
14 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
No 4 ohm power rating on file. On a 8 ohm speaker dipping to 3.5 that is the figure that matters, so this one is unproven on the load.
Sensible value pick against these speakers.
3
Good match
16 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
No 4 ohm power rating on file. On a 8 ohm speaker dipping to 3.5 that is the figure that matters, so this one is unproven on the load.
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
4
Good match
16 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
No 4 ohm power rating on file. On a 8 ohm speaker dipping to 3.5 that is the figure that matters, so this one is unproven on the load.
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
5
Good match
13 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
No 4 ohm power rating on file. On a 8 ohm speaker dipping to 3.5 that is the figure that matters, so this one is unproven on the load.
Sensible value pick against these speakers.
6
Good match
12 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
No 4 ohm power rating on file. On a 8 ohm speaker dipping to 3.5 that is the figure that matters, so this one is unproven on the load.
Sensible value pick against these speakers.
7
Good match
14 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
No 4 ohm power rating on file. On a 8 ohm speaker dipping to 3.5 that is the figure that matters, so this one is unproven on the load.
Sensible value pick against these speakers.
8
Good match
16 dB of headroom, far more than needed. No harm in it.
Rated down to 4 ohms, comfortable with an 8 ohm speaker that dips to 3.5.
No 4 ohm power rating on file. On a 8 ohm speaker dipping to 3.5 that is the figure that matters, so this one is unproven on the load.
Balanced against the price of the speakers.
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Sensitivity and impedance figures are the manufacturer's own. We read sensitivity as dB at 2.83 V/1 m and take 2 dB off it, because published figures run high. Treat the result as a well-founded starting point, not a measurement. Full Focal Kanta Center specs.