Hello there,
I own a 2008 Sony CMT HX70-BTR (specs amp & speakers) and although I love this hi-fi system (don't hate me for that please), I slightly damaged the woofers by pushing the volume a little too high.
I fixed it with some glue, but I doubt my poor repair skills will be enough in the long term. So I'm looking for replacement speakers as a first step, before updating the amp as well.
Although I really loved the warm sound of these speakers, I understand that they could be easily outmatched by other references. Besides the audio quality, I'm looking for a boost in loudness, at least once the amp has been updated as well.
As a newbie to the hi-fi world, I have several questions :
Stopping there for now, sorry for the lengthy message, I just to make sure the new speakers check all the boxes, and also I'm quite curious on how it works.
Thanks to anyone who will have the courage to answer me
I own a 2008 Sony CMT HX70-BTR (specs amp & speakers) and although I love this hi-fi system (don't hate me for that please), I slightly damaged the woofers by pushing the volume a little too high.
I fixed it with some glue, but I doubt my poor repair skills will be enough in the long term. So I'm looking for replacement speakers as a first step, before updating the amp as well.
Although I really loved the warm sound of these speakers, I understand that they could be easily outmatched by other references. Besides the audio quality, I'm looking for a boost in loudness, at least once the amp has been updated as well.
As a newbie to the hi-fi world, I have several questions :
- First, about my old CMT HX70-BTR, the specs in my links above are quite sketchy and nothing is specified for the speakers sensitivity /1W/1m.
I don't have the tools to measure it myself, but I'm wondering if the size of the woofer (13cm), and the material used (glass fiber) can give a rough idea of the maximal sensitivity reachable physically. I assume (perhaps wrongly) that a 17cm woofer made of the same material, will, per nature, have a higher sensitivity. Is it possible for a woofer this size to reach a 89-90dB sensitivity? - Still about my old amp, it is specified in the second link above, that it has a 50 Watts power consumption. Is it possible for it to then deliver 2x 75W to the speakers? Is it made possible thanks to the 4 ohms impedance? I'm asking to make sure the 2x 75W is genuine, and not pure marketing.
- If I replace my 4 ohms speakers with 8 ohms speakers, does it means that only half of the power will be transmitted to the speakers? With the same sensitivity and the same volume, does it means half the loudness? If the new 8 ohms speakers have +3dB in sensitivity, will they produce approximately the same loudness with the same volume?
- I was interested in the Focal Aria 906, but they're 8 ohms with a sensitivity of 89.5dB. Should I prefer the Elipson Prestige 2i which are 4 ohms with a sensitivity of 91dB and a max power intake of 100W? Loudness is important to me, and the Elipson looks greater in that domain while also being cheaper, and I assume, looking at the brand reputation, that quality can only be better than the one of my original speakers.
- Can the speakers I linked in my previous point damage my amp because of the high recommended power when it compares to my amp output (120W@ 8 ohms for the Focal, so I guess 60W @4? & 100W @ 4 ohms for the Elipson)
Stopping there for now, sorry for the lengthy message, I just to make sure the new speakers check all the boxes, and also I'm quite curious on how it works.
Thanks to anyone who will have the courage to answer me