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High sensitivity bookshelf speakers to pair with SET amp? Nearfield romanticism.

I am thinking of totally changing my setup to focus on more richness, midrange / tube magic at my nearfield desk setup. Right now I have ARC ref5se into pass x350.8 into ATC SCM7s. It sounds amazing but after I heard my Crack OTL (with black silk hd650) I can't get that incredible euphonic sound out of my head.


So I was thinking of getting a high sensitivity bookshelf speaker that plays well with tube amps and then getting a set power amp or integrated.

 

Thinking of those omega speakers (super 7 mk2). Any thoughts on this strategy or recommendations ? Thx

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chetatkins
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(1) Review: Reference 3A MM de Capo BE monitors | What's Best Audio and Video Forum. The Best High End Audio Forum on the planet! (whatsbestforum.com)

grinnell
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The de Capos are worth a look, rear ported but great sound

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johnk
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Hofmann's Iron Law

three parameters that cannot all be had at the same time. They are low-bass reproduction, small (enclosure) size, and high (output) sensitivity." Hofmann stated that designers could pick two of these three parameters, but in doing so, it would compromise the third parameter.

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jasonbourne52
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Klipsch Heresy’s on a very sturdy shelf. No bass though! They roll off at 65hz. Excessively bright highs because of the EV horn tweeter. SET tube amps are only good for use with headphones. I have three: a 45, a 2A3 and a 6BG4 (1.75, 3.5 and 6 watts respectively). All the high- sensitivity speakers (EV, Klipsch, Lowther, Volti, Zu) are way too colored in sound!

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