What's best in tube-friendly loudspeakers?

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So now we have low powered tube amp threads, 100w tube amp threads, and high powered tube amp threads . (...)

Fortunately - they differ enough in their sound quality and speaker matching to deserve separate threads. But perhaps it would be nice to name speaker models, not only the brands.
 
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Reference 3A. My two monitors from the company thus far (MM DeCapo BE, Reflector) are specified at 92 dB sensitivity and an 8 ohm load. They could be driven by my 15 W/ch tube monoblocks very dynamically. Currently I use a tube amp of 100 W/ch into 8 ohms, with even more dynamics.

Some floor standers by Reference 3A are also specified at high sensitivity, and as tube-friendly 8 ohm load.
Another vote for Reference 3A speakers. Have listened to Episode, Veena and Grand Veena floorstanders with under 100W/ch tube amps and never felt any of them was underpowered. Really geat speakers and unbeatable value for money. No wonder HP was raving about them.
 

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