speakers with a "smooth" impedance curve


I had started a thread asking about speakers that are well designed for tube amps (I am currently using a Ming Da MC 34AB with 8 EL34 power tubes 75 wt/ch ultralinear; 40 wt/ch Class A).
There has been a consistent recommendation for efficient speakers with a "smooth impedance curve".

Any recommendations out there for some tower speakers in the less than $5000 price range with smooth impedance curves that are "tube friendly"?
rsasso

Showing 1 response by beavis

If your speakers impedance doesn't swing too wildly and/or deeply below 4 ohms, then you may not need to worry unless you have a tube amp without 4 ohm taps.

But it all depends on how loudly you like to listen.

Now if you're talking about SET amp, that's a different story. SET tube amps have limited power & like smooth impedance curves above 8 ohms for the most part.

Read this article by Welbourne Labs (http://www.welbornelabs.com/recomendspeaks.htm). Be sure to scroll down & take particular notice of article "Some Insight into Proper Speaker Selection."