Ocellia speakers and power

25 watts or so is all they are rated for if I recall right. The speaker likes a bit of power so I would put as much as you can on them. We used our S-30 on them to very good effect. Any smaller tube amp should do the job; a lot will depend on your room and your taste in music.

The 8" seems a bit faster, and the 12" has more bass.

If you want bass into the 20s or even the 30s, you will need a sub with either one. That 12" is nice, but even in a big cabinet it won't go all that low. It just goes lower that any full range 8" will do, but that means maybe 38-40Hz at best.

Johnk, are you saying these examples are flat at 40Hz? -3db? This is clearly an area of confusion; for me if the speaker is 6db down I'm happy to say it 'has response to' but I would not call it honest at that frequency...

Johnk, how come you never see speakers that do that at shows?