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Efficient, affordable speakers for SETs?

Ever since I discovered the magic of SETs, I have been hooked and could never go back to “sand amps” or non SET tube amps. (Yes, I know they are dirty and colored but I love the soft clipping!) The seemingly endless problem has been finding speakers that not only function well with just a few watts of power but get the most out of the limited power and also sound real. Tried Lowthers in Medallion enclosures and some other enclosures but ultimately not very natural or satisfying. Realized that a two way speaker properly crossed over to a tweeter was best and found a speaker that was specifically designed to play with 8 300B watts. The Tetra 506s (worth checking out Tetraloudspeakers.com and the great musicians who use them!). Does anyone know other two way speakers designed to work well with SETs?
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brockwired
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Check out Caintuck Audio. The Betsy open baffles sound fantastic. Also available with alnico drivers. They are full range 8" speakers. He also offers the Lii 15" full range from Lii audio. They are rated at 100db@1 watt.

Decware offers the Lii 15 in a couple of larger baffles. You can listen to them on Decware’s website and Facebook page. Use a good pair of headphones. Steve Deckert used professional recording gear to make the videos. He used a 2 watt SET amp and his Teres turntable for a source.

The  Betsy open baffles are $400 to $500. You add $220 to upgrade to Alnico drivers. The 
Lii 15 is around $750.

Decware's "Big Betsy" speakers are $3500-$5000+.  His SE84UFO set amp is $995. Decware usually has 10% off on black Friday, the only sale they run all year. Right now till June  1 they are doing a 10% off on your complete order.
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Randy (the owner of Caintuck Audio) uses an older Decware SE84 set amp in his personal system.

The Lii 15 on the right baffle does not need a subwoofer.
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