Re: Seeking advice: high-efficiency, cheap bookshelf speakers


(East Bay) Phil wrote:
Hi,

I'm taking a job in a month that will separate me from my Klipsch Forte
II + Eico HF-35 system. All is not lost as I also have EICO AF-4 and
HF-14. I'm planning to take the AF-4 since my place will be small and I
like the experience of adapting to its quaint sound. This amp is 4WPC
single-ended EL-84 with unrestrained bass on the above setup.

On to my point. I have no speakers for this amp. At home, I
occasionally swap it in on the Forte II's, but these at 99db speakers.
For this new situation, I'm at a loss. I'll be in a small apartment in
Japan. I don't want to annoy the neighbors with bass. However, I don't
want to under-power whatever speakers I choose. In sum, I need them to be:

- small enough to send
- cheap enough (~100/pr) to potentially abandon
- efficient-enough for 4 WPC
- good-enough sounding that it's worth the effort


Ain't no such thing. My advice, buy in Japan. Buy transformers and
such and build an amp when you get there.

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