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High sensitivity bookshelf speakers to pair with SET amp? Nearfield romanticism.

I am thinking of totally changing my setup to focus on more richness, midrange / tube magic at my nearfield desk setup. Right now I have ARC ref5se into pass x350.8 into ATC SCM7s. It sounds amazing but after I heard my Crack OTL (with black silk hd650) I can't get that incredible euphonic sound out of my head.


So I was thinking of getting a high sensitivity bookshelf speaker that plays well with tube amps and then getting a set power amp or integrated.

 

Thinking of those omega speakers (super 7 mk2). Any thoughts on this strategy or recommendations ? Thx

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jasonbourne52
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Stick with your ARC/Pass/ATC system! Keep the Crack for use with your phones. No SET amp can equal the Pass amp for driving real world speakers!

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johnk
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SET can be wonderful with large easy-to-drive horns or large full-range driver systems. I have pass gear, first-watt gear and SET as well as other amplifiers when using SET you need to greatly consider associated loudspeakers to get the best results. The comment all high-sensitivity speakers are way too colored is just wrong and is a faulty generalization.

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jayctoy
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Omega speakers all the way... Go for the Alnico...

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daledeee1
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I have not heard but Fritz are easy to drive. 

PS horn speakers may be a different color but not a bad color.

sounds_real_audio
1,019 posts
 

I like the ProAc monitors the small ones, very natural sounding plus efficient and for near field I hate speakers that are bright, forward, edgy. 

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