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RE: REVIEW: Tekton Design Lore Speakers

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In Reply to: RE: REVIEW: Tekton Design Lore Speakers posted by jaydacus on July 27, 2017 at 19:18:59

If you are normally listening between 10 and 60% of power output of that amp into the Lores, you are normally damaging your hearing.

If those Lores are 98dB at 1 Watt, then 4W per side will yield about 104dB at the listening seat (give or take). Being generous and assuming that is peak level and your decently recorded music has, say, 14dB of dynamic range, you are exposed to 90dB of noise, continuously (plus the peaks). So even with this very rough estimate you are at risk of some damage with about 2 hours of exposure. If you are listening to music without much dynamic range (very common now) continuous exposure would be more like >95dB and your hearing is at risk after 15 to 30 minutes or so. A lot of people would find these levels (very) "loud" in a domestic setting.

Assuming a quality amplifier - one that does not need power to mitigate its sins - two Watts should be loud enough for most folks... and still capable of inflicting hearing damage over longer listening sessions. Personally, these days I prefer a system that does not need to be cranked... though I still turn it up on occasion.

Take care!

91.

"Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems to characterise our age." Albert Einstein

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RE: REVIEW: Tekton Design Lore Speakers - hahax@verizon.net 19:10:30 07/28/17 (2)
You're correct about how loud and damaging it would be. And it would be true if that speaker were closer to 90 dB efficient because 1 watt alone would be 90 dB which is dangerously loud long term. But I'd add that around 90 dB is probably the true efficiency of the Lore. There's no way a single, small driver can go down to 30 Hz and play 90 dB with 1 watt, much less 98 dB without horn loading and 30 Hz means a huge horn.
- RE: REVIEW: Tekton Design Lore Speakers - freddyi 01:34:22 07/29/17 (0)
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- RE: REVIEW: Tekton Design Lore Speakers - 91derlust 19:41:22 07/28/17 (0)
  Good point. With most of the acoustic energy in much music being generated in the bass to lower mid frequencies, if a speaker is not efficient there, then it is not practically efficient.
  
  Still, as you say, the risk of damage is high.
  
  Cheers,
  91.
  
  "Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems to characterise our age." Albert Einstein
RE: REVIEW: Tekton Design Lore Speakers - jaydacus 18:56:36 07/28/17 (2)
All very true I'm sure. I'm getting older, so I really don't listen at crazy volumes anymore. If I were sitting right in front of the speakers that would be more the 10-20%(estimate). Anything beyond that would be for listening elsewhere in the house. Yes. Most of the music I listen to has very little dynamic range because I do tend to listen to newer music like Train and Coldplay. I wish everything was recorded more like Steely Dan, but that is just not where recording levels are at right now.

I was thinking that all of these remasters keep coming out louder and louder. The re-re-release of Sgt. Pepper is gash in my opinion. Very loud and bumpy. Maybe in the future the selling point when remastering will be MORE DYNAMIC. One can only hope.
- I hear ya! - 91derlust 19:29:22 07/28/17 (1)
  In Roon, I can now easily see the dynamic range of recordings. Amazing that much of the ambient (not new age) and minimal composition - quiet music - is far more dynamic than "energetic" popular recordings.
  But hey, why do something well when you can do it cheaply yet superficially impressive and aspirational (broad appeal and status affirming). Ultimately unsatisfying and disposable are also good - keep them spending. I hope true independent recording artists/ labels, niche producers, designers, crafts-persons, artisans etc. will prevail and point to a different way - satisfying, long-lasting, well-designed products that have meaning beyond commerce and its best friend, fashion.
  Wow, sorry for the off topic. I'll stop there.
  Enjoy your speakers - they seem like good ones!
  Cheers,
  91.
  
  "Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems to characterise our age." Albert Einstein
  
  Edits: 07/28/17
  - RE: Good points! nt - Travis 19:44:30 07/28/17 (0)
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