Posted by Wayne Parham [ 66.139.39.38 ] on January 19, 2004 at 23:41:10:

In Reply to: 10-pi plan request posted by Duncan McBride on January 19, 2004 at 21:15:04:

Paramours don't seem to be as sensitive to the woofer's impedance fluxuations in the resonance region as do some other SET amplifiers.
So you have a few more loudspeaker options than I would recommend for other SET amp owners. Four examples that I really like are the Theater Series three π, the Theater Series six π, the Stage Series four π and the Stage Series seven π. I haven't tried the Audiophile Series seven π-18, but I'll bet it is an absolute killer on a well-built pair of Paramours too.

The Professional Series four π, seven π and ten π loudspeakers aren't the best suited for SET amps, but they aren't the worst either. Their efficiency is good, and their impedance curve is acceptable, but it's a close call. Some SET amps sound a bit anemic on them, but the Paramours work great with each of them.

One thing about the ten π's - If you have two good corners, I think you'd be happier with seven π cornerhorns instead. If you have only one good corner or something like that, the ten's are great along walls where seven π's could not be used. But unless the room is huge, the speakers are so large they are intrusive.

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