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Small, tube-friendly speaker suggestions needed

I've been searching ad nauseum and still can't find my speaker. It needs to be a stand mount / monitor. I tried out ACI Sapphire XL recently and didn't like them (too hi fi sounding). I'm looking for a musical speaker like the Spendor S3/5. My amp is 30 wpc push-pull and I'm in a smaller room. Suggestions? Not interested in the Reference 3a speakers, though.
greg7
cleaneduphippy
323 posts
 
Heard a pair of Quad 11L that sounded very nice with a Jolida 302B tube integrated. Truth is I heard it and the Spendor S3/5 at the same time. I liked the Spendor better, but Quad held it's own quite nicely, and the price is much less than Spendor and they both are very musical speakers.
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
sterling ls3/5 or any vintage variety ls3/5.
mattybumpkin
590 posts
 
Second the Merlins......
restock
831 posts
 
Why not the Spendor S3/5 since you mnetioned them already?

Otherwise, I would second the Merlin TSM or alternatively suggest the Green Mountain Audio (GMA) Europa. Both should be driven by a 30 Watt amp without problems. I listened to the Callisto driven by a 18W Almarro amp, which made a very nice combination.
williamsims
32 posts
 
Avantgarde Unos or Duos can be heavenly. Could be a celestial match with your 30-wpc push-pull amp. In all my years of audio madness, I rue most the day when I sold my Avantgarde Duos and Lamm triode electronics.
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