tube friendly speaker rec


loooking for suggestions for tube friendly monitors.
using a prima luna dialogue one with quad 22L speakers, at moderate levels sound ok but seem to lose focus as they get louder which makes me think they are a little power hungry.
have around $2000 budget. tinking about triangle comete but afraid they may be too bright,while merlins are out of my price range.do not know if totem or dynaudio work well
with tubes and was wondering about the new GMA Eos.
any thoughts appreciated
panu21
Panu21, Jump all over the Omega's. I have the Compact Hemps with Deep Hemp subs, powered by an 8 watt 300b amp. These are a fast, dynamic and very tonal speaker. I've been around the block and this is were I've ended up. Check out the Omega site (Louis is a great guy to work with) and also look over at the Audio Circles site there are a couple of pair of used Max Hemps for sale in your price range. Good Luck
interested in the compact hemps but would rather not get involved witha subwoofer. how is the bass? any issues with brightness?
have narrowed it down to the omega or the gma eos but waiting for some feed back on the gma's
The Omegas are very revieling to what is given them. If a recording is hot it will sound hot if the recording is right the Omegas sound very right. The Deep Hemp sub mates perfectly well with the Compact Hemps. Each are 8" and made from the same material, the sub is very fast and keeps up with the Compact perfectly well. Check out the Omega site as well as the forum over on the Audio Circles. You will get some good insight into Omegas there.
Good Luck
I bet the GMA Eos would be killer. If you go that direction, post your thoughts.
Omegas are made for SET amps IMO.
They can sound bright with some components
so, system matching & synergy is crucial.
Bass is locking with smaller models and pairing them with
quality sub ( like their own or Rel or ML ) is a must.
Personally, I really like Omegas and they are not such a bad value ether.

Good luck