Zu Omen or Tekton Lore

Fusion: Go for a Decware or a Manley. I had a mini Torii from Decware with the Lores and it was an amazing combination in my bedroom which is about the size of your room. Although for rock you may want want to check out one of the Decware amps with a few more watts.

If you have questions about the speakers, I would call the owner and ask him. Tell him your preferences and the size of your room and he can tell you what would be the best speaker for you.

Fusion, you can also look at Niteshade Audio for amps in your price range.

Sebrof.
It's interesting that you have seen a cross-over in the Lore. From all indications, the Lore is supposed to be a full range with a high pass capacitor in the tweeter.
I never looked inside the one I had, but what you're discribing is a cross-over.

Anybody order or has received a pair of the Oriel 10 ? I talked to Eric and explained that I use digital sources via a DAC and through a Dared tube pre and pair of Dared tube mono blocks (18wpc). I am fairly eclectic with my music and listen to everything from Celtic to dubstep / Techno. I was / am a bit afraid of trusting a full range speaker to handle the differet music types but Eric assures me the Oriel can handle it all.

Thoughts ?

Yeah Zman, that's kind of disappointing that the speaker has a crossover. I was kind of jazzed to try one without, knowing how many people feel that crossovers muck up the sound.

Thanks for the tube amp recommendations. The Stingray looks sweet but I think it comes without a remote. I tend to make small volume adjustments while listening so not having this would be a bit of an inconvenience. Still, I will consider it as sound and build quality trump convenience. The Niteshade stuff looks fantastic. Never heard of this company before but they are definitely an option as well. It looks like they will build basically any amp you want, and what they've done in the past looks first rate.