Thanks everyone! An enormous number of suggestions to research and hopefully hear. My tastes seem to run to the “British sound”. I have Celestion 700se and 6si that I like a lot. Have had a really tough time using my B and W 803 matrix series 2. Harsh except with McIntosh (only local amp I could audition). Decided to make the leap for both new speakers and amp. Heard the Parasound JC 5 and was amazed at the difference between its class A versus AB output, into all those speakers. Decided to try for class A amp. My preamp is ARC LS25 II. The trouble has been upper end harshness on the B and W and even on the Celestion with JC5 in AB. Trying room treatment now. Fine with stand speakers plus sub. Too much detail? In any case thanks for all the great suggestions.
What speakers work with low wattage class A amps
Hi everyone. I am setting up a system and have been really impressed by some low volume listening I was able to do through a class A amp. Class A amps usually have lower watts in a given price range, and are not as practical for big power. What speakers have sensitivity that would make sense for an amp with 25 Watts or less (eg some of the entry level class A options from Pass Labs)? Are we limited to horn speakers? The speakers I have are said to require “high current amps”. Is this a factor as well? Thanks for your help.