Zu Omen or Tekton Lore

Just an FYI to those with Lores:
I modified mine by lining ther upper cabinet with Dynamat Extreme, and in my system I am very pleased with the improvement. They sound more solid.
I used the stuff they sell at Best Buy @ $90, enough to do 2 car doors is about the perfect amount for a pair of Lores. There are other sources that cost less, but I'm either lazy or rich (I'll let you guess which) so I just went to BB. It took about 30 min per speaker. Soldering iron (need to unhook the 10" driver), scissors, phillips screwdriver, and a wallpaper roller is all you need.
If you want pics or have questions, send me a PM.

I have a question. I'm currently running Dali Helicon 400 speakers with a hand made JWN tube amplifier rated somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 watts per channel--8 el34 output tubes. I'm curious how the Lore's would sound with this particular amp, or would I need one of JIM's lower-powered creations to really get the most out of the Lore's. I guess I should say that Jim's amps have a well-deserved rep for creating a well-defined, almost 3D soundstage presentation.

Sabocat - I have a 2A3 SET and also recently a Manley Stingray. The Stingray uses 8 EL84 tubes for outputs. The Lores sound great on the SET but even better with the Stingray. I'm in a 12'x13' room, so the SET can play loud enough. The PPP adds a lot more weight and thump.
I doubt you'll feel you have a mismatch with your EL34 amp.

In general, all things equal, more power = more control. But it is also true that the lower power SETS and class A tube amps may give you a sweeter, more "romantic" type of sound but at the expense of headroomm, spl, etc. You should be fine.

8wpc should be more than enough for dynamic headroom issues with a 98dB sensitive speaker. With big, wideband drivers like this, though, damping might be more of a factor than sheer watts. Just a thought.

Oh, and I like that Manley Stingray quite a lot. Nice matchup there.