Audiogon member suggestions for a speaker that sounds good at low volume!!!

Jim (Tomic) makes a ton of sense as he always does.  Thank so much for sharing.  I know you have helped me a great deal.

Harbeth won't give him what he says he wants at those levels though.  Klipshhorn classics would be a start in that price range. Their Heresy's would be a good start.  my buddy used to own a pair in HS.  Fun speakers.

if you are looking at can's, there are so many new entries and options.  I am into can's as well as CIEM's (best I've found are the Empire Ears).  The Hifi Man Sundara is a GREAT value for a few hundy....  I'm selling my Bocote Ori's as I am only using my EE CIEMs lol....

I'm with Tomic when it comes to your situation.  Any horn in that price range will probably fatigue your ears in no time and you won't be listening as much as you want to.  I have a lot of Asian friends from the headphone world who have fallen for the Vandy's as they play so well with the lower powered tubes they love to run and they sound awesome at lower levels compared to bookshelf speakers.  

I would say there are some others in that range and size that would probably fill the bill.  It's still all about being able to listen to a well balanced speaker.

Guys, if you are talking amps and Atma's, you need to seriously consider Quicksilver as well as Aesthetix gear.  When looking for electronics, I strongly feel that putting more money into a preamp is worth it.  Give me a great pre with a good amp over a great amp with a good pre.  

I had a great convo a couple of weeks ago with a designer at a top electronic company and they agreed, so I know it's not just me.  I also think most folks change speakers too quickly as a good speaker will scale if you share a better signal to them.  JMHO...