I love my tube equipment, and large horn speakers, and highly recommend getting high efficiency speakers to use with tube amps,
but, 8 to 12 wpc? I personally would not go down that path. I would sell those low powered amp(s) and rethink ...
I think the 25-45 wpc tube amp range broadens the range of available speakers. And, 'generally' speakers get large and larger as high and higher efficiency is required. Not all spaces can properly co-exist with large or larger speakers.
IF you had heard the amps, fell in love with them, just had to have them, well, that probably is the case for the majority of people who use them. My friend fell in love with 300b 8wpc, and uses them with his not too efficient speakers. They sound terrific at low volume close listening, but that's it.
Of course, 1 way to approach this is to start with a self powered sub, that takes the need for bass (the real power demand) away from the tubes.
but, 8 to 12 wpc? I personally would not go down that path. I would sell those low powered amp(s) and rethink ...
I think the 25-45 wpc tube amp range broadens the range of available speakers. And, 'generally' speakers get large and larger as high and higher efficiency is required. Not all spaces can properly co-exist with large or larger speakers.
IF you had heard the amps, fell in love with them, just had to have them, well, that probably is the case for the majority of people who use them. My friend fell in love with 300b 8wpc, and uses them with his not too efficient speakers. They sound terrific at low volume close listening, but that's it.
Of course, 1 way to approach this is to start with a self powered sub, that takes the need for bass (the real power demand) away from the tubes.