What speakers work with low wattage class A amps


Hi everyone. I am setting up a system and have been really impressed by some low volume listening I was able to do through a class A amp. Class A amps usually have lower watts in a given price range, and are not as practical for big power. What speakers have sensitivity that would make sense for an amp with 25 Watts or less (eg some of the entry level class A options from Pass Labs)?  Are we limited to horn speakers? The speakers I have are said to require “high current amps”. Is this a factor as well? Thanks for your help. 

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I have the First Watt SiT-3 with Klipsch Cornwall lV’s and this combination is my favorite over my Pass XA 25 and Golden Tube audio 300b…I put a 25 ohm resistor on the terminals of the Cornwalls… seemed to tighten things up just a touch. Sounds good!

I don’t know much the Heretics are, but I’d trust Herb’s ears. Bet they’d sound good with any of the amps listed above.

I'd try a pair of Atmasphere's Class D monos to see if he's right, but I guess that will involve buying them and sending 'em back if they don't satisfy my class A needs. Not likely to happen...I need to make friends with Ralph...who, by the way, is not only smart but really good looking...wonder if this is gonna work...

After years of accepting the colorations of my 12 inch 96db full rangers, I just prototyped a pair of Bohlender Graebener 4 ohm satellites.

They have a nice flat 4 ohm impedance, which my old style class A can deliver 15 watts to per channel.

 

Not quite an open baffle, they are sized to act as a passive highpass augment and fit on stands, while an open baffle panel handles bass to 80 hertz with its own larger AB amplifier.

I have until recently had a pair of Living-Voice OBXRW speakers and have driven them with an 18WPC parallel 300-B tube amp, First-Watt SIT-2 and F8, and a Valvet E3 all of which sounded terrific and were easy to drive with their 93-db 6-ohm nominal impedance.  These are all flea-watt amps and each display their individual sonic signature but all sounded great.  Can't recommend them highly enough.