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Which speakers do you use with Tenor 75 watt amps

I am helping to build a system for my brother and he made it very clear to me that the only amps he will allow are the Tenor amps.
Since a good friend recommended a combination of Tenor and Piega P10 speakers, we went to audition these speakers, but when we arrived at the store, we found all the store carried, were the Piega 8 ltd. Very nice speakers, crystal clear top end, but for my brother's taste the bass was lacking a certain "authority". He does not want to have a boom-box, but he wants to have more "presence" in the room when a double bass is playing e.g. A little tingling sensation in the stomach so to say. The salesman said that the bass of the P10 would not really have more authority than the P 8 ltd. bass.
Anyway, we are just being curious what speakers Tenor amp owners use. I know that the Tenors like speakers between 4 Ohm and 8 Ohm with a pretty linear impedance curve. So please give us some recommendations.
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john_l
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I've heard both at jtinn's place.

My personal favorite is the Khorus X. Wonderful low end with the tenor's - that's what sells me on them. To me they are a world class combination of presence, speed, detail, life AND low end power. Hard to get that last part. Cost no object, I think this is the system I would own.

The piega's are also quite excellent. They have a wonderful top end, oustanding upper mid to high coherency, and have good low end for their size. The high range is their most outstanding atribute - very detailed without being harsh or disconnected from the music.
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