I have a pair of Nines that I enjoy with tubes and solid state. I would recommend 20 plus watts. I’ve used them with a Leben 300 and the sound was amazing but I found the combination slightly underpowered for a medium sized room. Every amp I’ve used with them sounded quite different.
Devore Nines and amp match
I’m putting together a second system using a Primaluna Dialogue integrated (about 35 watts). I’m considering a used pair of Devore Nines (nominal impedance 8 ohms (5.6 ohms minimum), 91dB sensitivity). I can’t find impedance / phase info on this speaker, but my goal is an easy load and to use the 8 ohm taps.
Anyone have experience with this speaker with tube gear? I’ve read user comments in a few forums that these older Devore’s need a lot of current to really shine, and low power amps aren’t the best fit (contrary to their reputation). I figure 5.6 min is close to the edge anyway, and without phase angle info I’m leaning against them at the moment.
Anyone have experience or opinion on this matching? Finding efficient tube friendly speakers is one difficult task. Gibbon X would be great...except they’re $16K so that’s not going to happen!