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Looking for good match to Cayin TA-30

I'm looking for recommendations on a good speaker to match my tube Cayin TA-30 integrated. Looking around $1000 used. My room will be fairly small, say 12x12

It's hard for me to demo/hear speakers living in Albuquerque since the audio scene here sucks. I've been thinking about a pair of Vienna Acoustic Bach Grands. Maybe I could take a drive to Denver or Phoenix, I'm sure there's plenty of dealers for non typical brands there.

Would love to research some recommendations. Thanks.
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plato
1,543 posts
 
In a room that size I'd recommend the Tekton Design Lore-S speakers. In my 12'x14' room they sound outrageously musical with my 40watt/channel QuickSilver GLA tube amp. I'm sure your Cayin would work great with them. Read the reviews! Also, take a peek at my virtual system here on A-gon.

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tls49
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Guess I’m curious as to why you would even consider Bach Grands with the TA-30. Recommended power is 50-300 into a 4 ohm load. Sounds like the speaker needs high current SS, or much higher tube power than the TA-30. Will it play with some volume in the room, yes, but likely to be lifeless with very little dynamic range. Tekton or ZU would be a much better match for the TA=30.
mf2
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I previously owned a TA-30 and paired it with Totem Arros in a 12'x14' room. Another option would be one of the monitors from the Opera line, such as the Mezza.
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