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Criteria used for room temperature evaluation were centered on signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and echo bandwidth, for a Li-Nb based transducer operating in pulse-echo mode. A normal clamping stress of only 25 MPa, applied repeatedly over three loading cycles on a precisely-aligned transducer stack, was sufficient to yield backwall echoes with a SNR greater than 25 dB, and a 3 dB bandwidth of approximately 65%. This compares to a SNR of 32 dB and a 3 dB bandwidth of 65%, achievable when all transducer interfaces were coupled with ultrasonic gel. The respective roles of a soft filler material, alignment of transducer components, cyclic clamping, component roughness, and component flatness were evaluated in achieving this high efficiency dry coupling, with transducer clamping forces far lower than previously reported. 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