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speakers for low listening levels/tube amp

I just bought a tube amp (a sophia baby) and am looking for speakers that match well. I listen to lots of acoustic music, some jazz and bossa nova and occasionally some heavier music like rush/pink floyd etc. Huge bass is not a big deal for me.

I'm most interested in speakers that sound rich and detailed at low volumes. Having 2 small children and living in a townhome, I listen a lot late at night and want a good soundstage without lots of volume.

I've considered Omega and the Cain abbys (the Cains look great but are a bit spendy for me). I also looked at Klipsch (RB35 and RB75). I'd like to spend in the range of $600, but could go higher. Of course lower is better and leaves more money for music.

Does anyone have any advice? Never having heard these and not having time to demo, I'll be buying blind so to speak.

Thanks!
kunja

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restock
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If you are looking for a warmer, fuller sound the Abbys would be great for your Sophia Baby. The Omega Super 3 are incredibly fast and detailed, but do not offer a warm and full sound at all. A good inbetween alternative might be the Horn Shoppe Horns: They sound fuller than the Omegas, but are about as quick. I just listened to them with a First Watt F1 and was quite impressed. It gave a full quick sound with good bass. With your Sophia they might need some corner loading and I am not a 100% shure about the match but is would be worth a try. The Horns can be ordered on trial for 30 days and are just a little more than you aimed for. My favorite is still the Abbys, but the Horns were quite impressive.

Enjoy!
restock
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Jalapeno, the Sophia Baby uses 6P1T tubes not EL34 tubes and has only 10 W of output power. While this might be just enough to drive the Triangle or Europa, a little more overhead might be desirable. I heard the GMA Callisto (slightly more efficient than the GMA Europa) on 18 SET Watt and was quite impressed though.

Good luck!
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