Kestrals and SETs?

Hi, it is more then you want to spent, but I just listened to Kestrals and KR Audio Antares. Wow! It is magical combination...

Ok, what topology, output tube and power do the Audio Antares deliver? The Kestrals are high 80s in efficency?

the Antares is way uot of my price range- are you selling that line?

I own the Kestral HR's and used them for a while with a Fi 2a3 - 3.5 watts. They will give you a taste of whats going on with SEts but the kestrals really need a minumum of 8 watts, and the truth is probably more.

There are some kits out there for that kind of money or less, and I believe ASL makes some 300b's in that price range (?).

I've kept the kestrals, but currently use the Fi with a single driver speaker with much higher sensitivity.

Interesting. What single driver are you using? What aspects of performance can to you relate to the speaker and more specifically the greater efficency or design to this improved performance. I've batted this around as well, but have been unable to listen to some of the better representitives of those designs.

I'm currently using a Moth s45 SET with 45 tubes with dynamic Silverline Sonatinas; 93db, simple x-over, flat 8ohm. With the latest upgrade to 24awg solid silver speaker "cables" I'm very satisfied with the results and feel no desire to explore other avenues. That said, I will do so at some point, if only to test the reported results. TIA