bdp24 and georgehifi are absolutely correct. You may want to read Roger Sanders white papers to get a contrasting view. I personally am not a big fan of using tube amps on ESLs which like jafox I have been running for decades. One transformer is bad enough. Two transformers is really uncomfortable for my brain. Now OTLs get rid of the second transformer and Atma-Sphere amps have a storied history with SoundLabs but I have not heard this combo yet so I can not speak from personal experience. But I have had numerous amps in my system and as a rule Class A SS amps fair the best the two outliers being The JC-1 and strapped AHB2s. I also cross to subwoofers at 125 Hz so the ultimate low bass performance is not an issue for me. You also cross to woofers I think it is somewhere around 250 Hz but don't quote me on that. Biamping would be a consideration but that still does not negate the issue with low impedance at high frequencies. Trick: put a 1 ohm 200 watt resister in series on the + side of the speaker. This will not decrease the efficiency of the speaker all that much and frequently makes the amp more comfortable with the high end. Digikey has them. These are not little devices. They are mounted in 3 inch X 2 inch heat sinks. I always do this if I have trouble with amps overheating and it solves the problem 100% of the time.