Pairing Yamamoto A-O8S amp with Supratek Cortese

I'm using Living Voice speakers, the outboard cross over Avatar model, 6 ohm, 94 db. I don't listen above 74 spl on the rat shack meter and I sit about 7 feet from the speakers. Two watts of power from the '45' tubes is plenty in my situation.

Wow 94db at 6. I'm surprised they are efficient enough. I'm learning specs don't always tell the whole story, and that all specs are not created equally. Thanks for sharing. I want to try a Yamamoto 45 and am wondering what people are using for speakers.

I'm using a pair of Von Schweikert dB99 speakers.

He said 74 dB @7 ft. That is a very subdued level.

With my Yamamoto or Korneff 45 I could play either Audio Note HE AN/Es or Tonian TL-D1s (both about 95 dB/W anechoic) to 85 dB levels in a very large room 10' from the speakers. Excellent sound, if not the last word in dynamics.

Hi Paul-

Thanks for the perspective. I was wondering how low you can go but also always wondering what efficient speakers people are using.

I have a large room, and I listen fairly loudly.