2 Ohm Tekton Pendragons

I don't know what solid state amps would be happy with a nominal 2 ohm load, but, there probably are some out there.  In the past there were crazy demanding speakers, like the Apogee Scintilla, that were notorious for blowing up amps.  That speaker had a 1 ohm rating.  It was called the Krell killer.  I liked the sound of that speaker, but, I bet some of the appeal had to do with the thrill of living dangerously.

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First, it is true that you don't need a ton of power, but there are relatively few Hi-Fi amps that are more than stable at 2 ohms and few thrive at such a low impedance.  Either auto or pro audio might have decent options as they tend to run at lower impedances.  

Second, as someone who has owned speakers with a 1.7ohm minimum impedance, they are a giant pain.  I had the original Infinity Kappa 8.1s which were notoriously miserable to drive.  There are not many amps that are happy at a nominal impedance of 2 ohms, and definitely not in that price range.  Certainly, you will never drive them with a tube amp.  

The Naim NAP 300 DR is one I can think of that is fine at 2 ohms for extended periods but that is a $14K amp.  Not sure I can think of many others.  If I bought those, I would buy a big bag of fuses to go with them unless I had just the right amp.  

@mapman, +2
You have been on point with your comments on this thread.
As you and others have noted there’s ’little’ rationale for a 2 ohm nominal speaker load. The only possibility I can envision for 2 ohm impedance and 98 db sensitivity is seeking a high SPL/ volume objective.

Ralph (Atmasphere) has explained very eloquently that the lower the speaker impedance load the more amplifier distortion. Less distortion when driving higher impedance loads. I guess to some he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Okay.
Charles

@charles1dad, +1