Speakers for low power tube amplifier

Elduende,

Sorry - I've never heard any of the 3a speakers beyond the deCapo and the deCapo i.

I do like the Vandy 1s being recommended here quite a lot, but would again note that they are IMHO more on the warm/forgiving side of the spectrum than either Merlin or (again, to a lesser extent) Ref 3a, so I'd again suggest an audition before making such a move, as well.

I certainly understand your issue with the BAM, so the VSM is out.

One thing to bear in mind is that both the Merlin and the Ref3 are unusual designs in that they are ported speakers with a tight character to the bottom end that does not sound (to me anyway) like most ported speakers. I'm not aware of too many speakers out there that offer that "flavor" of bass in a tube friendly design.

I'm sure that they're out there, though.

Good Luck.

Marty

You might also look at Tekton.

dc10audio Berlin.

I am putting another vote for Audiokinesis- that is if you want bass along with easy-to-drive. They are highly detailed and very easy to listen to.

If the room is very large you will want to consider horns- that is about the only way you can get 22 watts to work in larger rooms.

High End audio offers so many enticing possibilities.I`m enthralled with my speakers but I`d love to hear the Horning,Ocellia and Audiokinesis with my amp just for pure curiosity. They`re all different approaches with very good reputations.