The Fifth Element #33

The Fifth Element #33

In my <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/thefifthelement/1005fifth">October column</A>, I began putting together a stereo system for a hypothetical high-school music teacher who wanted to reproduce in his or her home perhaps 80% of the frequency range and dynamics of live music, but who wanted to spend only about 20% of what an ambitious audio system would cost.

Matching Amps and Loudspeakers for Dummies...like me

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Several threads have discussed matching amps and loudspeakers without really explaining what that means and so I thought I would offer up a little (very little) insight for those who haven't a clue as to what this might involve. Not being a technogeek, feel free to expand or correct this thread where needed or desirable.

It's agonizing enough to simply select a loudspeaker that you like and nobody wants to have to worry about anything other than whether or not the darn things sound good. If they sound good, wrap 'em up, put 'em in the boxes and hold the door open for me.

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