Tang Band 2145 in action

What led me away 20 yrs ago from considering a WBer as my speaker of choice, , is that folks were posting something about a WBer needing SET amps..
It may be partly true
I’ve not heard a SET, But I don’t think I’ll like the 845 sound.
I prefer the EL34/KT88 type tube
Truth is, you can drive a WBer with just about any amplifer.
From the Jadis JA 800 4 chassis, 500 watts, all the way down to a SET 10 watt.
It certianly would be a waste of amp power to match a WBer 92 db sens to the JA800, wasted 490 watts.

There seems to be lack of understanding what the WBers are all about, how they perform and what are their potentials ina  set up with other low sens drivers as assist mode. 
This is a  whole new field waiting for discovery and developments. 
IMHO  this set up is the speaker of choice for the 21st C audiophile.
We just need more adventurers, more experimentations.
Seems the Thors dual W18's will be useful afterall.
Adding nice bottom end to the DavidLouis VX8. 
MORE than enough deep rich bass. Especially with my added EL34 amp, which has more bottom than the Defy .
But then i should say the Defy has kt88's that have 3k++ hours,,   this may be a factor  in Defy's lower performance vs the Dynaco clone ST70, with huge trans. 

Its high tgime these low sens speaker get exposed, 
Considering Stereophile has been pushing the snakeoil  on these speakers past 20 years. 
Will we see Stereophile reviewing a  WBer? 
Not going to happen. 

Having deja vu reading this thread, like the departed master speaker tuner has a doppelgänger…

Consider me the counter weight to Stereophile's pumping spakers past 20+ years. 
Seas Thors worlds finest speaker.

Before I closed out this post,,
I decide to google
**Seas Thor  Review***

If you don't believe my opinion, ck this snakeoil-LESS review.

**what  caught my immediate attemtion,,,,,lack of coloration or OBFUSCATION** ,, = NO muddiness, like every xover box design I ever heard in my 40 yrs.
All, A-Z suffer muddy midrange, .
Lone exception is

SEas Thor

You guys just have no faith in my opinions,. 
Trust me Seas made the very finest Midwoofers/Millennium tweeter vs any other midwoofer/tweet on  the palnet (IN ITS DAY, 2004.,,may have been surpassed, in the  tweeter, not the MAGNESIUM midwoofer, which can never be surpassed. 
Magnesium destroys paper composites  due to its lack of coloration neutralness in upper bass/lower mids....
Paper composites have a  deep  punch in lowest bass notes. Like drums.

The WBers equal Seas Exel's neutrality/lack of coloration /detailed soundstage.

Sorry Mr Wilson , your $950K speakers  have their issues.

Issues the Seas Thor has none of



https://www.audioasylum.com/messages/speakers/302966/review-seas-thor-speakers

So- other than the shelved off bass, what else needs help?
There is an emphasis in the mid treble, which does make that range a bit hot to me, with excess sibilance.

the upper mids also seem pushed a bit; this may or may not be due to a 4.8khz. resonance in the woofers.

So- what’s the bottom line? This standard, basic version gives a real taste of vey high end sound at a true bargain price.

You conveniently left out the parts that don’t back up what you claim about the Thors. "A taste of high end sound" is not the same thing as "the best in the world". That is some really classic cherry-picking and making up of things that weren’t even stated.

If the "improved" DIY crossovers work as reported, these could give real competion to commercial speakers in the $8-10k class.

He clearly states that if you spend some coin on fixing the issues with the crossover, you may have something that could compete with an 8-10k speaker. Not "you will have", but "you may". That is a world of difference. They are probably pretty good for the price of the kit, but not much above that unless you are willing to really put in some work to fix the issues. Long story short, they are not the best in the world (maybe in your little corner of the world) by a long shot. Plus, the reviewer is just some guy on Audio Asylum. For all anyone knows, his range of experience with high end sound is no better than yours. Meaning, not very much.