Tube Friendly Speakers - Down to 30Hz - $3000?

You mentioned Klipsch. I have a pair of Klipsch Epics CF3's. They have a footprint of 41"x 17"x 17", are 100dB efficient, and use neodyium magnet 10" drivers with a big ole' horn in between. Their specs state flat to 35hz, though they easily go down into the twenties range in my room. When I played a bass tone test CD with them, you can feel the bass output, before you can hear it. They go Deep! I use both an Antique sound labs 5 watt SET amp and the 6 watt Sonic T super amp and also my 200 watt per side Rotel to great effect. They play effortlessy and will slam you when desired, and have impactful bass even at low volume. Their only drawback besides their size is that they are way under your price range. Enjoy the search

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I appreciate the input.

Small footprint is misleading. My present loudspeakers have a 22"x13" footprint. Round about that size or smaller is fine.

Powered subwoofers in each tower are probably OK. A two-box solution versus two+subwoofer is mandatory.

Corner placement is not favorable.

At the moment Silverline and Coincident are likely the best matches. I'll investigate the Klipsch line further...Klipsch RF-7 (32Hz, 102db, 8 ohms, 16'x12' footprint, $3400)?

At 4 ohm nominal, the Tyler acoustics impedance spec is lower than I'd prefer. If I'm going to switch to speakers friendly to low power, I don't want to be restricted as far as amplifier choices.

No amp is yet chosen, but it will likely be a low-powered tubed integrated...think Easter Electric M520, Almarro 318A, Wright Sound WIA1515, PrimaLuna Prologue 2...or similar.

Another thought is to take a look at Tyler's high efficiency line of speakers. They are shown on this site and look very interesting to me, especialy as they resemble my Klipsch Epics.

Acoustic Zen Adagios get close to 30hz, are small, highly sensitive, look good, and sound great. Katli Audio and Upscale both carry the speaker - and if either has a demo pair, they're probably close to your $ range.

Marty

PS - Upscale can demo the Adagio with the Prima Luna for you.

Hello Tvad

I am using Cabasse Catalane speakers, two 8 inch woofers in diapolito configuration in a transmision line, concentric midrange and tweeter unit...amazing sounding, a devil to break in, much worst break in than lowthers but for a shorter time...muuuch more detailed than lowthers also.
Yes they go down to 30 hz no problem efficiency is 94 db and yes 4 ohms: I use 12 watt push pull class A Leak monos and they bring down the house, I was using an 845 SET 22 watts and they ran perfectly (I like PP better I guess).

If the speaker manufacturer only uses the normal available drivers like SEAS, vifa, peerless etc, yes no small foot print will give you good efficiency, but if they make their own drivers....you know.