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Kinliu
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Aug 31, 2016
Hi,
I am a newbie to the tube amp world and I am about to order the Linear Tube Audio MZ2-S Amp from massdrop Exclusive Launch. I have a question in mind that I will use only this amp in my office. Music source would be from my onkyo DXP1 DAC. Now, could anyone recommend a pair of speaker (or monitor speaker) to pair with this beautiful amp? Book shelf size would be my choice since I don't have big office.
Kin
willsw
30
Aug 31, 2016
KinliuHello, The regular MicroZOTL2 has been my only amp at home until recently, and as the MZ2-S has the same output wattage, the same considerations would apply. I've been very happy with my Klipsch RP-160M speakers, which also have a slightly smaller version, the RP-150M. With my 1watt output, they put out impressive bass and go loud enough that I can't turn things all the way up unless I want my neighbors to dislike me, though this is a DC apartment living room, which may be smaller than your office. I also had the opportunity to hear the MicroZOTL2 powering the Tekton Design Lore Reference, and have no doubt that the Mini Lore Studio Monitor would sound equally as good. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend those. The third speaker I'll list, though I haven't heard it myself, is the Omega Super 3, either the desktop or the 3i monitor, just because they're very sensitive, attractive, and I've heard great things about their performance. All of these speakers are 94.5db-96db sensitivity, and that's the minimum you'll want to be looking for unless the speakers are on your desk, a meter away.
If anyone else has good speaker recommendations, I'd love to hear them. Maybe if you built your desk into a pair of Klipschorns, that would be the ideal setup, but finding small speakers that can be well-powered with 1 watt would be wonderful.
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