85 dB is very close! Officially they were/are 86 dB, or that was the word at the time, in the late 1970's! On Sunday, October 4, 2020, 07:26:16 PM CDT, GEORGE ABRAHAM gabraham2785@... [Dahlquist] <dahlquist@...> wrote: ? The DQ 10 is notoriously inefficient and my estimate is 85db..which is about the same as my Magnepan SMG.? My DQ 10 has been extensively modded with a custom crossover to support a 4 way design that eliminates the Piezo by changing out the tired Philips tweeter for a KEF T27A tweeter.? Sonically The DQ 10 now sounds quite close to the Maggies.? ?I use a tube preamp to drive a pair of Nad 2200 bridged in mono mode.? ?My only source is twin turntables. On Sunday, October 4, 2020, 05:59:06 p.m. EDT, Bill Sohne <bsohne@...> wrote: Hi Guys ? One thing I have noticed over the years....? the DQ-10 love CLEAN power... I originally had a 80 wpc .... and last system was using two carver m1.ot OptII MkII 485 WPC at 8 ohms .....??? never went to max volume but when i opened ( maybe 6 on the volume level? it up they sang... without issue. ? ? Best bill __._,_.___ Posted by: GEORGE ABRAHAM <gabraham2785@...>
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