+++ Pauly "4 ohms should not be any problem for a tube amp". But in my experience tube amps do not like 4 ohms, especially when the music gets complex, as in orch, even large jazz ensemble is rather thin sounding. +++
All things equal I'd go for a higher impedance speaker, yes, but you are quite mistaken by making an across the board statement that tube amps do not like 4 ohm speakers. Decware has some speaker models rated at 4 ohms that are more suited to tube amps than 99% of all 8ohm rated speakers on the market today, and that no exaggeration.
+++ Push pull's , like SET amps can be picky on what speakers they prefer, for best potential.
I'll stay with 8 ohms. +++
A SET amp by definition is single ended and as such not push pull. I do agree that any tube amp, be they single ended or push pull are picky on what speaker they prefer. Where I disagree with you is that nominal impedance has little bearing whether a speaker is suited for use on tube amps. The actual impedance curve and crossover design are way bigger factors you need to consider.
Regards
Paul
All things equal I'd go for a higher impedance speaker, yes, but you are quite mistaken by making an across the board statement that tube amps do not like 4 ohm speakers. Decware has some speaker models rated at 4 ohms that are more suited to tube amps than 99% of all 8ohm rated speakers on the market today, and that no exaggeration.
+++ Push pull's , like SET amps can be picky on what speakers they prefer, for best potential.
I'll stay with 8 ohms. +++
A SET amp by definition is single ended and as such not push pull. I do agree that any tube amp, be they single ended or push pull are picky on what speaker they prefer. Where I disagree with you is that nominal impedance has little bearing whether a speaker is suited for use on tube amps. The actual impedance curve and crossover design are way bigger factors you need to consider.
Regards
Paul