@jdoris Hey - just now I had cause to check my EL34 tube amp and behold! There is a 4ohm tap. I had forgotten. Eat me.
So I'm good for a pair of those Ventures babes, and (from some reviews) the dude who designs them seems like a happy and very erudite bloke.
Glad you agree about the Ventures. Interesting about the 4 Ohms. Not to many speakers I know of like that.
Is the idea that 4 ohms constrains amp choices? I'm guessing folks buying 130k speakers aren't so worried about that :)