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  Tube Friendly Speakers - Down to 30Hz - $3000?
I'm looking for speaker recommendations that play down to 30Hz. Able to be fully driven without compromise by tube amplification with as little as 15wpc.

$3000 new or used.

16x19 room. Rock, jazz and classical.

Reasonably small footprint (Klipsch K-Horns and LaScalas are too large).

I have eliminated Zu Druid and Tones from contention. All other options are open.

Thanks in advance.
Tvad  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

08-26-06
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08-26-06   I'm having great success with my tylers and tubes, even with ...   Newbee

08-26-06   thanks for the idea. i was never able to audition any signat ...   Tvad

08-26-06   Something you might consider. i'm driving my gallo referenc ...   Dopogue

08-26-06   Silverline or coincident offerings are worth a listen. easy ...   Pehare

08-26-06   Hi tvad, well you like to push the envelope, don't you! gi ...   Audiokinesis

08-26-06   I pretty much agree with duke...except i think your room may ...   Sogood51

08-26-06   If i had that situation, id be listening to the tyler's or l ...   Ludimagis

08-26-06   You mentioned klipsch. i have a pair of klipsch epics cf3's ...   Shiva

08-26-06   Thanks everyone for your suggestions. i appreciate the input ...   Tvad

08-26-06   Another thought is to take a look at tyler's high efficienc ...   Shiva

08-26-06   Acoustic zen adagios get close to 30hz, are small, highly se ...   Martykl

08-26-06   Hello tvad i am using cabasse catalane speakers, two 8 inc ...   Jsadurni

08-26-06   Coincident victory   Sutts

08-26-06   The adagio have a nominal impedance of 6 ohm, and sensitivit ...   Tvad

08-26-06   Check out the triangle line of speakers. i'm driving a pair ...   Bnrlaw

08-26-06   Tyler linbrook sig sys (lss) , but its out your budget range ...   Bartokfan

08-26-06   thanks for your input, paul. see my comments above regarding ...   Tvad

08-26-06   Add green mountain calisto's to your short list. they are ou ...   Jdombrow

08-27-06   they go to 47hz, correct? not low enough (i want 30hz), but ...   Tvad

08-27-06   Tvad, thanks for the clarifications, including what size fo ...   Audiokinesis

08-27-06   I'm on a similar quest, though my set is rated at 22watts. a ...   David12

08-27-06   Duke, the footprint issue is really a matter of the appearan ...   Tvad

08-27-06   Would the vandersteen 3a signature need more power? because ...   Drubin

08-27-06   Hi tvad, like duke says that's a tall order to fill! you m ...   Kw6

08-27-06   I am changing from living voice avatars, an excellent choice ...   David12

08-27-06   Tvad, i'm going to second tyler's new line. i think the pd15 ...   Dsiggia

08-27-06   You may want to try and listen to some reimer speakers. i h ...   Dmailer

08-27-06   Keep in mind a low watt amp was never designed nor intended ...   Bartokfan

08-27-06   Tvad, regarding the published specs for sensitivity and imp ...   Martykl

08-27-06: Undertow
Reimer Tetons etc.., I almost went this route myself.. Seen the bigger models for around 2800 to 3800 tops used. However 15 watts will play them but controlling big woofers down to 30 hz is tuff anyway even at 95 db... You need current and a little headroom regardless of the efficiency rating, so I don't know that 15 watts would do it or not ,I would say 40 or 50 might be better for getting down super low, but then again you mentioned powered subs in the tower could be an option and then you would have something like a 100-300 watt plate amp taking care of that problem. Check link for an Idea, but they go cheap used normally.

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1161100439

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08-27-06   Sensitivity @ 89db+ is fine. flat impedance without dips bel ...   Tvad

08-27-06   Tvad, one thing my wife and i have found with squatty flat- ...   Audiokinesis

08-27-06   approx 3 feet from the rear wall (no farther into the room), ...   Tvad

08-27-06   Reagarding amps tvad, i heartily suggest you choose the alm ...   Darkmoebius

08-27-06   The reimers are front ported so placement within a few feet ...   Dmailer

08-27-06   The jm reynaud line would be worth looking into. they are a ...   Soliver

08-27-06   Thanks everyone for your thoughts. there are some excellent ...   Tvad

08-27-06   Tvad, i did some modelling and what you are looking for (89 ...   Audiokinesis

08-27-06   Tvad, i see you have ruled out the druids. what didn't you ...   Warrenh

08-27-06   i don't want to rehash this. suffice it to say, they are not ...   Tvad

08-28-06   "given that the tyler pd speakers failed the waf test, ...   David12

08-28-06   Well there's the trade off. the avatars have a sensitivty o ...   Bartokfan

08-28-06   iow i'm not a believer yet in these low watt amps, as the sp ...   Audiofeil

08-28-06   Good suggestion soliver, the 90db/4 ohm speakers that i men ...   Darkmoebius

08-28-06   The speaker list (in no particular order): silverline sonata ...   Tvad

08-28-06   Speakers: gershman avantgardes - they go down to 24 hz (87db ...   Jimtyrro

08-28-06   How about an alternative with a built-in 250w amp. all you n ...   Sherod

08-28-06   Budget buster, sherod.   Tvad

08-29-06   Well, i love my merlins and the ars is bobby's choice for a ...   Swampwalker

08-29-06   If you are considering reynaud, then definetly look into aud ...   Darkmoebius


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