Well, thanks very very much, Atmasphere, indeed.
I sort of figured you would go down that path of viability in conjuction with the use of your amps to anothers current speakerage and their intents.
I noted on my own Silverline Snoata IIIs. I foudn better results using the 4 ohm taps off my Dodd 120 wpc mono blocks, than I did the 8 ohm taps.
On the 8's the sound was very 'tipped up' with little bass and it sounded quite thin, but with immense resolution in the upper bandwidth.
Switching to the 4s on a suggestion from another Dodd owner, brought everything into greater balance. More bass, more anturalness, and less accentuation of the upper mids and highs.
I had a similar result with them on a BAT VK 60 using the 8 ohm taps, but never switched to any of the other taps, (4 or 6) as I simply didn't know any better. primarily too, the speakers were rated by the maker at 8 ohms.... SO WHY THEN SWITCH TO A LESSER IMP TAP?
It seemed counter intuitive and perilous to try other taps.
Would you think then, the Sonata IIIs are a 4 ohm spkr vs. 8, or merely less sensitive than the posted numbers suggest?
reportedly, Alan uses first and seconds with this speaker system.