Coincident with 8 ohm vs16 ohm


I would like to learn if somebody tried the Coincident Total Eclipse speakers with driving the tube amp 8 ohm tap versus 16 ohm tap?
My tube amp has not 16 ohm tap and some folks say Coincident speakers do not perform well with 8 ohm comparing 16 ohm out of amps.
I thank you in advance
ben

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I thank you all for your useful oponions,in theory if your amp
output empedance cover the exact or very near empedance scala of speakers this is the best amp-speaker synergy.
Some nominal 8 ohm speakers dip to 3 ohms in bass region (ie JM Lab)and if you connect your amp 8 ohm tap you loose some degree bass control and detail, and some nominal 8 ohm speakers dip to 4 ohm in high frequency region)(ie: Verity Sarastro)and again if you use 8 ohm tap of your amp you loose some opennes or airy highs if your amp has not enough power to overcome this caveat, that is why low or mid powered tube amps need flat empedance speakers for the best result, I do not know how empedance swing is there for Coincident speakers? and for the 4-8-16 ohm taps of tubed amps, less wire means better s/n ratio and clearer sond better soundstage in general so as long as your speakers empedance scala permit one should always prefer to use 16 ohm to 8 ohm,8 ohm to 4 ohm, as far as I know.
Kalan, I have tried Cayin 265ai ss integrated amp (class a 2x40 watts) strange
to say but this amp is the best match among many tube amps and ss amps I tried,with my TE
it may stop me to search best matching tube amp, seems very hard to find better performer amp among tube amps...