Best speakers for 2A3 SET amplifier?


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

Showing 5 responses by phill_06896

Mjm, how can an opinion be true or false? I would NOT be satisfied with any non-horn speaker of less than 100 dB sensitivity with a single ended 2A3 amplifier.
Mjm, his original question asked what is the BEST speaker for a 3.5 watt amp. He didn't specify anything else in his original question. As such, I recommended a horn. Why? Because a quality horn will play all types of music well. A dynamic speaker can't play symphonic music at anything close to realistic levels on 3.5 watts. I have Avantgarde Duos.
It is impossible for any Proac or Von Schweikert to do full-scale concert dynamics in a 10x20 room on a typical 2A3 amp. Haven't heard the Brentworth, but don't bother to mention that Lowther junk! I'd rather take a drill to my head than listen to Lowthers.
Kweifi and Mburnstein, I heard the Sonatina at CES in January. It's no horn, but it's quite the musical value and puts many more expensive dynamic speakers to shame.