Best speakers for 2A3 SET amplifier?

Mjm, how can an opinion be true or false? I would NOT be satisfied with any non-horn speaker of less than 100 dB sensitivity with a single ended 2A3 amplifier.

Phill, your last response belies your blood alcohol level: "I would NOT be satisfied with any NON-horn speaker of LESS than 100 dB..." Is that a double or triple negative? And you wonder if an opinion can be true or false? Just what SET 2A3 amp were you thinking of?

Perhaps I should have been more specific when I first posted this thread. I have a parallel 845 SET and Coincident Super Eclipses for the system in my living room. I would like to set up a second system in a separate medium sized room (12x15) with a Fi Super X amplifier. This would be for mostly quiet listening of an assortment of music including vocal, jazz, chamber or orchestral. I suppose that I could use the Coincidents with the 2A3 amps and get some less efficient speakers for the parallel 845 (40 watts), but I am also exploring what options I would have if I were doing things from scratch with the 2A3 amps.

Phil, I wasn't denying your right to your opinion -- I didn't say that everyone would be happy with less efficient speakers, as you obviously would not be. But if you read Kweifi's latest post, you might agree, given the size of the room and the intended use, that he could possibly be satisfied with lesser dynamics or sheer loudness than might satisfy you in favor of other trade-offs, so your blanket rule might not apply to his particular case. So enjoy your system in peace -- but please don't state that your "need" applies to everyone, as I, for one, certainly don't "need" 100+ dB horns to enjoy my 2A3 and 300B-based systems, okay? You didn't say that "you" need those horns and he might too -- you made a rule for everyone, everywhere, who owns 2A3 amps, that horns, and 100+ dB ones at that, are "needed," thus denying anyone else the right to an opinion that differs from yours. BTW, what horns do you have? I'm curious if I've ever heard them, or if you designed and built them yourself. Regards, Mjm

Mjm, his original question asked what is the BEST speaker for a 3.5 watt amp. He didn't specify anything else in his original question. As such, I recommended a horn. Why? Because a quality horn will play all types of music well. A dynamic speaker can't play symphonic music at anything close to realistic levels on 3.5 watts. I have Avantgarde Duos.