Good speaker match for Mcintosh MC275 IV

Well, I'm using VonSchweikert VR4JRs with my MC275 and it is an outstanding match. In fact, I just attended RMAF and honestly, there were very few systems I heard there that I found more satisfying than that combination. Those that did were many times their cost. The speakers I heard there that I would prefer to my 4s were 12K and above whereas you can find a used pair of VR4JRs for under your budget limit.

There are many speakers that would complement the Mc 275, but one obvious match- Klipschorn!
I have a pair from the mid 60's. Even though I have moved on to Dunlavy VI's, and added another Mc275 to my system, the Khorns matched with the tube amp, was beautiful.
I've had many amps over the years. The Khorns sound fantastic with almost any amp, but after hooking them up to the Mc 275, nothing else compares!
It is my understanding that Paul Klipsch had the same setup...

I purchased my MC275-IV to drive my 18 y.o. MartinLogan CLSIIz's. Tubes are the ticket for electrostats, and among tube amps, the McIntosh MC275 has a unique power output circuit which makes it even better suited to driving electrostats. Frank McIntosh's famous Unity Coupled Circuit draws power from both sides of the power tube(s), not just from the plate. As a result, the output is current-controlled rather than voltage-controlled as with most tube amps; and electrostats need current.

If you want to drive a conventional speaker with a MC275, it would be good if it had med. to hi. efficiency and ported woofers -- as with all tube amps, the MC275 doesn't have the damping necessary to tightly control sealed acoustic suspension woofers.

The current two models (the IV and the V) put out 90 - 95 watts/channel. McIntosh kept the 275 designation as a gesture to tradition ;-)

pick a speaker you like..the mac will take care of the rest. only the most esoteric powermongers should be excluded.