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Brodmann FS speakers with SET tube amp

Has anyone tried a tube amp on Brodmann acoustics speakers? 
Here are the specs, not sure how to interpret this data. Is this an easy load? 
I have a Mastersound compact 845 tube amp, which makes 30W
Mostly classical piano, violin, symphony, concertos..
Any other speaker recommendations  that would match this amp and my choice of music? 

  • Frequency Range: 55 - 20,000 Hz ±3 dB
  • Acoustic Crossover: 130 Hz (4.5 dB/oct)
  • Electronic Crossover: 2.0 kHz (6 dB/oct)
  • Operational Output: 1.9 Watt for 91 dB/m
  • Nominal Load: 40 Watt
  • Music Load: 80 Watt
  • Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohm

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geoffkait
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Unless you like dynamics a lot.
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glennewdick
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I would not think about LS 3/5a’s with a SET amp the LS’s need lots of power as they are not very efficient.

that seems, to me, a strange way to list spec's for those speakers. really wish manufacturers could stick to a standard spec measurements and not something that makes their speaker look better then it is. 
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geoffkait
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Bingo! That’s the problem with them in a nutshell. They’re very inefficient AND they don’t like a lot of power. What works best is modest power tube electronics. All around great speaker. Except for the dynamics. But nothing is perfect.
ei001h OP
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How did you deduce they’re inefficient? I’m still not clear how to interpret those specs. And how can a speaker “not like” a lot of poweR? If they’re 8ohm and 91db, that’s pretty efficient, unless I’m missing something. 
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