The thing is, the amplification also plays a part in low level listening, not just the speakers.
I have had quite a few amps running into my PMC Twenty5 21’is and some just couldn’t do it, especially my Naim Supernait2 and later on, 282/250dr, I just felt I had to turn it up louder to here any proper detail. My Hegel H590 wasn’t too bad but the midrange/vocals always felt very recessed but to be honest, it sounded like that turned up too. My Rega Osiris is the best by far for low level listening, I can listen low, late into the early hours of the morning sometimes and never wake anyone up in the house yet I’m satisfied with what I’m hearing. I can’t do headphones so this is something that I have to factor in when buying Hi-Fi.
I have had quite a few amps running into my PMC Twenty5 21’is and some just couldn’t do it, especially my Naim Supernait2 and later on, 282/250dr, I just felt I had to turn it up louder to here any proper detail. My Hegel H590 wasn’t too bad but the midrange/vocals always felt very recessed but to be honest, it sounded like that turned up too. My Rega Osiris is the best by far for low level listening, I can listen low, late into the early hours of the morning sometimes and never wake anyone up in the house yet I’m satisfied with what I’m hearing. I can’t do headphones so this is something that I have to factor in when buying Hi-Fi.