So it seems I have been transitioning mostly to Altec speakers and wanted to get some advice for speakers for a bigger amp I have.

So far I have completed a pair of A4's that currently run on a Carver 20wpc EL 84 tube amp

A pair of EV Sentry IV bass bins with Azura horns and Lowther PM4a drivers. These run on an AN 300b tube amp 8 wpc

A pair of Altec A7/A5 that run on a pair of AN 300PSE Mono Block 20 WPC...yep tubes again.

In the olden days I would have been content with Phase Linear or Carver SS amps driving an assortment of Klipsch speakers. Lately I have been consumed with high efficiency speakers running on low power tube amps.

So I have one pair of Carver Cherry 260 tube amps I need speakers for. They use KT120 tubes and deliver 260 wpc. Currently I have a pair of Klipsch CF3 ver 1 speakers on them but, while loud, they just don't have the mid range. So I'm thinking of finding an Altec config for these. One of the things that seems to run counter to using these amps is the high efficiency of the Altecs. Plus it is pointless to put a pair of 288's that are rated at 30WPC on amps like this. How on god's green earth could you run 100db rated speakers more than 1 or 2 watts.

I have been looking at A6 combinations with I think it was 299 horns drivers that are rated at 75 or 100wpc and bass drivers at 150 or 300wpc. They still have ridiculously high eff ratings but I wouldn't risk blowing them at least on these set ups. At my current age I don't need to peel the paint off the walls any more, opting more for the live music dinner club listening levels.

So what do you guys think? A6's or these look interesting as well:

2 Altec Lansing 515 8g Loud Speakers and 299 8A Highfrequency Drivers 1 Pair | eBay

Although I don't see an lpad on there for dialing the horns in. For that matter, it seems all of my cross overs that I like have lpads.

So, what do you guys think? It would be nice to find some speakers for these amps