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Moving away from inefficient/low impedance speaker in order to move to a Tube Amp

I think this is talked about more on the amplifier side...tubes to solid state or vice versa. But as we all know, going with a  tube amp requires some effort in choosing the proper speaker. I have Harbeth C7's, which are a very nice speaker....but I'm not willing to spend the money on a high quality 100 watt tube amp. For those that have been in this scenario, please share some additional steps from your journey. Example 1: You had speaker A, but surprisingly found it worked fine with tubes...Example 2: You had speaker A, but it did not sing with tubes, so you found speaker B, and paired it with Tube amp C..... Cheers -Don

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Mozartfan said: If you run a single FR, any tube amp will work just fine.

Could you tell me what FR means.

Thanks...the system will be a second floor bedroom, that is around 19 X 15, with standard 8 ft ceilings. Thus far I’ve owned a Luxman 550 AX/II, and it was pretty good, but nothing special. I think tubes are going to be a must for me. My main setup is Shindo/Altec, so perhaps I’m spoiled. I tried that Luxman with my Kuzma table, and it was still not as engaging as I would have liked.

 

The Audio Hungary (Qualiton) line has had my interest, so I appreciate the reminder. They remind me of Quicksilver in a way. Hand wired, no Circuit boards...not trying to reel customers in with hype or high price. Not to say you don’t get what you pay for, because sometimes you do. But I think we were in a very good place with tube amps 20 + years ago. Think VAC Renaissance...they were amazing. The old CJ premier series, Jadis...great OTL amps from Atmasphere, Tenor, Joule.... I don’t want to ramble....

On the positive side...we do have more efficient speakers to choose from today than we did 15 + years ago. 

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jerryg123: Are you running your Qualiton X200 with KT 88, 120, or KT 150’s. Really nice setup, but your Prestige speaker is out of my price range for my second system. I bet they are wonderful though. Ralph...I think you’re right in that this bedroom system isn’t really for playing at loud levels. For a source, I may start out simple with a BlueSound Node to get things going. That would be my first streamer.

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