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High sensitivity bookshelf speakers to pair with SET amp? Nearfield romanticism.

I am thinking of totally changing my setup to focus on more richness, midrange / tube magic at my nearfield desk setup. Right now I have ARC ref5se into pass x350.8 into ATC SCM7s. It sounds amazing but after I heard my Crack OTL (with black silk hd650) I can't get that incredible euphonic sound out of my head.


So I was thinking of getting a high sensitivity bookshelf speaker that plays well with tube amps and then getting a set power amp or integrated.

 

Thinking of those omega speakers (super 7 mk2). Any thoughts on this strategy or recommendations ? Thx

smodtactical

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Hofmann's Iron Law

three parameters that cannot all be had at the same time. They are low-bass reproduction, small (enclosure) size, and high (output) sensitivity." Hofmann stated that designers could pick two of these three parameters, but in doing so, it would compromise the third parameter.

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SET can be wonderful with large easy-to-drive horns or large full-range driver systems. I have pass gear, first-watt gear and SET as well as other amplifiers when using SET you need to greatly consider associated loudspeakers to get the best results. The comment all high-sensitivity speakers are way too colored is just wrong and is a faulty generalization.

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