Bgordon, the Talons have always been tube friendly so you have a wide range of amplifiers that will be suitable. I was not previously aware that the 'old' Tenors had a reputation fow weak bass, but if that is so its a fact that that is not the case for all OTLs.
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But I think if you were to poll Tenor owners, you would find that they don't think the bass is all that weak. Tube amplifiers are very capable of good bass, but its important to experience that on a speaker suitable for the amp (I can think of some cases where transistor amps will have weak bass for the same reason). In this case the Talons should be a good example of a good load for a tube amplifier.
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But I think if you were to poll Tenor owners, you would find that they don't think the bass is all that weak. Tube amplifiers are very capable of good bass, but its important to experience that on a speaker suitable for the amp (I can think of some cases where transistor amps will have weak bass for the same reason). In this case the Talons should be a good example of a good load for a tube amplifier.