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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. 

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As always I think amp-speaker matching should start with finding a speaker that locks in well with your room.

But if you want enjoy 2A3, 300B, and 845 SETs the Heretic line of speakers made in Montreal are guaranteed to work. 

 

And, of course, I've been using LS3/5a with SET 300Bs for 35 years.

So those are two non-horn recommendations.

 

enjoy the adventure

 

herb

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