Sonus Faber Cremona - which Ohm tap do you like?
I bought a pair of new to me Sonus Faber Cremonas earlier this month.
This week, I brought home a McIntosh MAC6700 integrated. (After messing with a fellow AA member’s MA5200. At only 100wpc, and no autoformers I didn’t expect much, but it sounded awesome!!!)
Reading the speaker specs, they are a nominal 4 ohm speaker.
My first connection to the amp I connected them to the 4 ohm tap. The sound was anemic at best. Missing dynamics, flat, and totally underwhelming. It was also noticeably bright. Nothing like the cheaper ma5200—I was very disappointed.
I had read somewhere that Sumiko prefers the 8 ohm tap with sonus/McIntosh combinations, so I gave the 8 ohm tap a try.
Holy smokes, night and day difference. Better in every way. Better bass, dynamics, etc.
What gives? Why would a “nominal 4 ohm speaker” sound better on the 8 ohm tap?
Thoughts?
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