Recommended tube friendly bookshelf monitor

[matt_zak]

Originally Posted by DesW

Reference 3A Da Capo's

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+1 They are great with tubes.

[richamor]

Originally Posted by JMD

With that combo it sounds like you are in Omega Speaker territory.

Never heard of those but I like what I see. I like the simplicity of the single driver Omega.

[JMD]

richamor

They have a pretty substantial following with the low power tube crowd here and in Canada. If you follow the link on their website to their forum you will find the owner, the Canadian distributor and hundreds of users willing to answer any questions and may find someone close to you so you can listen. Also popular on the Decware forum.

[Sancho22]

if you ever come across WLM La Scala or Diva monitors get them. You will not regret it.

[Bombadil]

Harbeths are excellent speakers and their impedance curve is tube friendly but if you are running your Inspire amp at 6 watts, you won't get much volume out of them.

I, too, have an Inspire amp. I have found it to work well with my 91dB Von Schweikert towers, but your choices are limited with monitors, unless you aren't going to push them very hard. Many do like Omega speakers, which are more efficient. I find them a bit midrange forward and their sound just doesn't do it for me. Could be different for you. The previously recommended Reference 3A Da Capos are also liked by many.

That amp sounds fabulous, but it is tough to find an equally fabulous small speaker which does the amp justice. That is unless you like the Omega sound, at which point the decision is easier. Or if you can afford an Audio Note speaker, which can also sound great with lower power.