As long as we are discussing the 1.5s I'll tell my story. I bought a pair in 1996 for my for my Queens, NY apartment. Used them through 2016 in different homes with different ss amps, always sounded great. In 2016 I moved again and the listening room is much larger with a vaulted ceiling. Also I'm using 60 watt vintage Dynamo mono blocks. I'm out one day and my wife wanted a little more volume and she blows both tweeters. They can't be pushed, I'd done it myself in the past. So I retire them and buy a pair of Tekton Lore, a larger speaker with 95 dbl sensitivity so better for my space I thought. So now we are in 2022 and I had replaced the Dynaco with a Prima Luna HP Dialouge, 72 watts. I'm thinking about what to do with the 1.5s in my basement with the blown tweeters. I settle on having them rebuilt by our friend in Lexington. I reinstall them and decide to give them a listen. So glad I did! The Prima Luna pairs great with them! The Orima Luna modern tube sound isn't like vintage tube, more like ss but with a very liquid midrange still. That's where the 1.5s outshine the Lores. Midrange is perfect. To address the bass in my large space I just added a sub from Rythmik Audio. It integrates nicely from the sub our on the Prima Luna because it has a full signal going out, so I was told. Now I have a beautifulfull sound after all these years with these little 1.5s. Lores are now in boxes in the basement.
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