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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?
fishwater
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shadorne
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I second Dr Joe.
jaybo
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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.
reubent
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Fishwater,

I think Stereo may have been referring to the newer Tyler PD line which uses a large Pro woofer and a horn tweeter. I haven't heard them, but it would seem that they would rock pretty good.

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ncarv
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Fishwater, if your are anywhere near L.A., there is a pair of Snell B-Minors for sale here on audiogon for $1000, pick-up only. These are known great rock'n'roll speakers. I have a pair. You can't go wrong. This is a steal for someone, whatever type of music you listen to.
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