Paul: How large is the room and do you play demanding music (full scale classical) at high volume? I will be auditioning the Reynaud Twin and Trente this week and have already listened to the Coincident Triumph Sigs. I liked the Triumphs, they seem to be a good all around speaker. Any of the above are easy to drive, the Reynauds are 4 ohm loads which should be OK with SS. Reynaud also has new speaker stands that are said to add loads to the bottom end of their monitors as well as opening up the midrange. The impedence/load of a speaker and how it interacts with the amplifier is just as important as the efficiency rating. Don't know the tech talk of why this is, but I have had a lot of good and bad matches over the years. Sometimes a speaker of lower efficiency can sound more dynamic with a given amp than one that is rated higher. High impedence is not "always" a blessing either as (for example) some SET's favor a 4ohm load, which is odd for a tube amp. Anyway tell us what the rest of the gear is plus the room size and listening tastes and I am certain that someone will come up with some good matches. I am in immediate need of easy to run (but smaller speakers) right now and may pick up a pair of the Reynauds or Coincident's this Wednesday.
High Efficiency 2 way floorstanding or B
I am interested in getting a feedback into some floorstanding or standmounted speakers between 1-2k that would be suitable with very low powered solid state amplification, 25 W at most. What sensitivity is recommended? Would it be good to match it with a 90db sens, 92 or 94 db? PAUL