looking for a more efficient speaker.....

If you are hearing the Alons strain, you are probably under powering them.

I you like the Alon sound and want something easier to drive check out the Alon Lotus SE MKII should be pretty affordable used if you can find a pair. Higher efficiency and impedance plus they use an Alnico midrange driver and an outboard crossover. I used them, and loved them, with a variety of tube amps. We moved to a smaller apartment and I had to let them go. Here's an old review on them:

http://www.sonoris.co.kr/review/reviews/tas/lotussemk2.htm

sorry about that, 

mccormack dna 500

oppo 203

herron vtsp 1a

acoustic zen wow II for the amp to pre and pre to cd player everything else is audio ar interconnects

pdspec never heard of them, will look into them.

akg have heard the tonnoy's a while back, did like them

sbank, thanks for that tip, karl got me on that one.  had me send my woofers to hm and he sent them to miller sound.  never forgive him for that. 

jond which ones used the alinco magnet.  karl called hisself selling me some but i think he got me again.  what do they look like.  

ozzy 500watts

2left will do, got in my fav now.......

how do the speakers like focal, triangle, b&w, paradigm compare and hold up in the latest markets

hilde posted it....