Had a very interesting listening experience today. Some weeks back, an audiophile friend of my audiophile friend had heard about my search for speakers to meet my needs. He called and invited me over to listen to his system, which matched what I am looking for. He was using a low powered SET amp and pair of high sensitivity speakers just as I am planning to. The only issue was that he lives a few hours away. I had to make an unexpected trip that took me over to near where he lives yesterday through this early evening. I stopped to check out what he was using and give it a lengthy audition.
His room was slightly larger than mine, but not that significantly. He was using 6wpc to power the Heretic 614 speakers and the sound was just superb. These are not sleek showy speakers by any means, looking more like an industrial wood project. Though not unattractive, in their way. But the sound coming out of them was remarkable.
Unfortunately, the founder and speaker designer of the company has apparently passed away, the company is no longer in business. This makes the speakers even more difficult to find, used, and prices seem to have gone up to $4500.00-4700.00 a pair in that market. Otherwise, I would be extremely interested based on what I heard.