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Easy to drive large speakers for Rock & Roll?

I am looking for a pair of easier to drive speakers for Rock music, I like to listen to my music pretty loud. I have a pair of Hyperion 938's & while I love the way these speakers can rock & go low I find them a little too bright for my tastes. I am driving them with a Rogue Atlas stereo amp using EL34's, these speakers are very easy to drive which I like. I am looking for a pair of speakers that I can drive with about 50 watts of tubes, had plenty of solid state amps & just love the magic of tubes. I like dynamic speakers with large drivers. I have had VS MK4 jr's, Vandy 2CE's, B&W's & now the Hyperions. I have heard some Klipsch speakers & don't want to really go that route either. So what are my choices in the under $2,000 range used?
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dr_joe
160 posts
 
There's a number of easy answers to your question (in no particular order):

Altec Model 19
Altec 604-8K
Tannoy System 15 DMT II

All are high sensitivity (95+ dB) with easy impedance curves.

I use the latter two. I prefer low- or zero-feedback MOSFET amps, but they'll work with most anything from 300B and up (powerwise).

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Joel.
stereo
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Tyler Acoustics
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shadorne
7,467 posts
 
I second Dr Joe.
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
play with room placement...any speaker can sound too bright if not set up in the right place.
fishwater OP
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I used to have a set of Tyler Ref 1's with matching sub, sounded awesome but never had the impact I was looking for. If I had the money I would move up the line but I need to stay under $2,000. I think for me what I have found is larger drivers tend to have the impact I am looking for. The last thing I want is "polite" or "laid back" speakers. I am not a bass fiend or I would go back to solid state but I definitely want as close to a live concert experience as possible in my playback.
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