Best speakers for 2A3 SET amplifier?


What is the best speaker for a 3.5 watt/channel amplifier?
kweifi

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Trelja, I am also setting up a second system with the 2A3 amplifier. The amp is the only component that is set (no pun intended!), i.e. I just ordered a Fi Super X from Don Garber. I have considered Avant Garde DUOs, but I am put off a little by the size and cost. Have you looked into the Pioneer speakers (http://www.tad-pioneer.com/pionrweb.nsf/web/frame.htm), I heard that they are very nice. Any opinions on the old Klipschhorns? There was a nice pair for sale recently on Audiogon (unfortunately, I don't have a house with 2 unobstructed adjacent corners!
Thanks for all your advice. I've learned a lot and will be able to make a better informed choice. But the job is not getting easier, and I'll have to spend a lot of time auditioning speakers (which will be part of the fun!).
Perhaps I should have been more specific when I first posted this thread. I have a parallel 845 SET and Coincident Super Eclipses for the system in my living room. I would like to set up a second system in a separate medium sized room (12x15) with a Fi Super X amplifier. This would be for mostly quiet listening of an assortment of music including vocal, jazz, chamber or orchestral. I suppose that I could use the Coincidents with the 2A3 amps and get some less efficient speakers for the parallel 845 (40 watts), but I am also exploring what options I would have if I were doing things from scratch with the 2A3 amps.
I recently listened to the new Silverline Sonatina and Sonata driven by a 2A3 SET amp and was blown away. The Sonata was fantastic, with great sound reproduction over a wide frequency range, excellent resolution, air, soundstaging, etc. Moreover, the stated efficiency was 96 dB with an even impedance of 8 ohms. A number of us thought that the sound was comparable or better than the JMLab Utopia at 1/5th the cost! I am going to sell my Coincident Super Eclipses and buy a pair of Sonatas!
I believe that the Sonatinas are VERY good, comparable to or better than my Coincident Super Eclipses, but the Sonatas are fantastic, with much more space, resolution, and imaging! Silverline just makes fantastic speakers!
I agree completely , M. Burnstein. Actually, for small rooms, the new Silverline monitor sounds pretty good as well.
Please see my update under Sound Advice, "Sonata/Sonatina with 3-5 Watts???????" dated 11/11/2000.