Jensen MS6007WR 6.5" Coaxial Waterproof White Speaker, 60 Watts Max power handling, Sensitivity @ 1W/1 Meter 88 dB, Frequency Response 65Hz-20kHz, Nominal Impedance 4 Ohms

does loudspeaker sensitivity affect performance values okay this question comes to us from carl in segfield county england and he writes hi paul does the sensitivity of a speaker have any relationship to the quality of sound yes it does and we'll talk about it i'm asking as a while ago i purchased a cyrus 1 hd amp and connected it to my martin logan aeons i enjoyed how it sounded but after a friend brought round their focal 802s with a higher sensitivity the difference in volume at the same setting was impressive i get the 3 db increase takes twice as much power stuff but it got me thinking why are speakers not designed to be efficient is efficiency gained at the expense of sound quality the focal sounded fantastic different to my logans but still great if it's not why don't manufacturers make ultra high efficiency speakers that you could connect say a tube amp rated at 15 watts that wo