Bryston has screwed up the specs on their speakers so bad, it's actually quite sad. The specs are all over the place depending on where you find them. For anyone who wants to know about Bryston speakers, talk to Axiom. smile

90dB is not the max. It is the in-room SPL with 1 Watt input at a distance of 1 meter. Distortion is virtually nil at that level across the entire specified frequency band.

As for max SPL at 1 meter, it's about 110dB for the A3 before dynamic and thermal compression kick in.

House of the Rising Sone
Out in the mid or far field
Dedicated mid-woofers are over-rated