I have a customer who is running Tekton's. They can be driven and sound good with a 20w SET. His space was a bit too big though. They are not as efficient as you might think so I would not plan on sitting more than 8-10 feet from them and hopefully the room is not too big.
Zu is a but more efficient, are a bit smaller than Tekton and sound very, very good. I have had some in on trade and ran them with an 845 based SET and they were INCREDIBLE. Same customer also has a pair of Zus and they are a bit more efficient and just incredible. They would be at the top of my list.
How big is your room? My speakers have a min impedance of 7.3 ohms are are extremely tube friendly but they are pretty inefficient. I run them with 45w at shows which is more than enough in a 13 x 20 room but...
None of these are horn loaded.
I would tell you that Avantgarde Zeros XDs are incredible but they are horns. They don't sound shouty like horns but it is a big, wide speaker which I am sure rules them out though they sound nothing like Klipsch or JBL.
Zu is a but more efficient, are a bit smaller than Tekton and sound very, very good. I have had some in on trade and ran them with an 845 based SET and they were INCREDIBLE. Same customer also has a pair of Zus and they are a bit more efficient and just incredible. They would be at the top of my list.
How big is your room? My speakers have a min impedance of 7.3 ohms are are extremely tube friendly but they are pretty inefficient. I run them with 45w at shows which is more than enough in a 13 x 20 room but...
None of these are horn loaded.
I would tell you that Avantgarde Zeros XDs are incredible but they are horns. They don't sound shouty like horns but it is a big, wide speaker which I am sure rules them out though they sound nothing like Klipsch or JBL.