Speakers for 300B --- Klipsch Heresy 4 or other ideas???


Hello, I'm looking for speakers to pair with my Elekit 300B integrated amp. We just moved from Calif to Michigan and I sold all my speakers because we didn't want to pay for a second moving POD. (we got rid of half our stuff) So starting fresh, I'm looking at some options for a good pairing with the 300B. I had been using Tekton Enzo 2.7 which were a fairly good pairing with their 98db sensitivity even though they dip to 4 ohms. It's a long wait for Tektons now and I read some interesting reviews of Heresy 4's. Better bass and less horn honk than the previous model 3's seem to be the take-aways. Anyone using them with flea-watt tubes? 

Some other ideas are:
Decware DM 945
Omega speakers
Seas A26 kit @ Madisound

I'd like to spend $3k or less. My music listening is very broad, but chamber, symphonic and old school jazz make up the majority. I listen less loud and need something that sounds good at low-medium volume. I also value good dynamic range. I need violins and other acoustic instruments to  sound realistic. Any and all ideas welcomed. Thanks.


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Showing 1 response by larryi

I have heard the Elekit 300b and I think it is a very nice sounding amp, particularly for the money.  I have not heard any of the speakers you are considering with that amp, or for that matter, any other single-ended 300b amp.  

Heresy and the Zu are quite different sounding speakers.  I find the Zu speakers to be very dynamic an exciting, but they are also somewhat lean in the upper bass region, and somewhat hard and brittle sounding (excessively "crisp").  It is tempting to think that the Elekit is the exact opposite so that they may complement each other, but, that is not often the case--usually speakers of a certain sound actually go better with amplifiers of the same kind of sound.  

I like the sound of the Heresy, Forte and Cornwall and I suspect they are a safer recommendation than the Zu.  They do have some of the tonal colorations common to most horn-type systems (peak in the upper midrange, a tendency to "shout" at higher volume levels, somewhat weak in very deep bass), but, horn systems that ameliorate these issues better are typically MUCH more expensive.

High efficiency speakers that go well with a single-ended 300b amp tend to be somewhat pricey, so you might consider looking for something used.