Why are speakers no longer available in 15 or 16 ohms?

[joeinid]

I'm 16 ohm curious and wonder why the majority of speakers are only available in 4 ohms (some 8 ohms). Except for one, maybe two speaker models, no new speakers are 16 ohm impedance.

I probably should have purchased a pair of the Falcon LS3/5a when I had the chance, any thoughts on others available?

 

[sheltie1]

You could still buy a pair of the Falcons!!

 

[joeinid]

:exciting:

You could still buy a pair of the Falcons!!

 

[Mike]

Mine are 18ohm, does that count?


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[Anatta]

http://www.atma-sphere.com/Resources/Paradigms_in_Amplifier_Design.php

 

[shadowlight]

Couple of the Zu's are either 8, 12 or 16. The Druid V that I have are 16 ohm.

 

[a.wayne]

Only Toobs benefit from having a 16 ohm speaker and since most amps are SS , you would lose 50% of your amplifiers power output running at 16 ohms.. That aside , all amplfiers produce higher Distortion numbers when drivinglower impedance's, say when you run multiple drivers and 2ohms , but this is mostly offset by the added amplfier power (SS) higher sensitivity from the added drivers and the lower speaker distortion from running said multiple drivers ...



Regards

 

[joeinid]

Uh oh.

Mine are 18ohm, does that count?


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[harri]

Avantgardes are mostly 19 ohms