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Speakers for triode tube amps

I have a Luxman CL 38u SE tube preamp and matching MQ 88 SE Triode tube amp rated at 25 wpc. I m using ProAc Anniversary Tablets at the moment and I’m wondering how I can upgrade to a speaker that can be driven with 25 Triode watts. Any recommendations on a high quality 8 ohm speaker that is easy to drive?  I know Wilson Tune Tots are out of the question (impedance/ sensitivity issues- they were my first choice.  Not interested in horn loaded speakers.  I Love the Harbeth P3 but I already own a pair of 40.1s in my main system. Any suggestions??
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millercarbon
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Indeed. Ignore the haters. We had several different amps here driving my Moabs- 20wpc Raven Blackhawk, 50wpc Melody integrated, 37wpc Bel Canto SET amp. The sound with all of them was impressive, with the Bel Canto SET being awesome in terms of dynamics, impact and slam. Just insane, especially considering that with the SET amp it was just the Moabs we had no way of driving the subs when using that amp.  

Then I heard Tekton Pendragon XL driven by the same 37w Bel Canto SET amp, huge presence and volume, incredible bass! Tekton are extremely easy to drive and easily outperform speakers costing multiples more. 
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millercarbon
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Funny, to me Tekton sound like real music, and it is other speakers that sound like a hi-fi.
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millercarbon
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Why 8 ohms. Nevermind. I know. Same old story. The speakers you seek are called Tekton. Eric has some specifically tailored to such amps. Take your pick.
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