Originally Posted by
robgnyc
So I'm thinking about some of the older, larger, more high efficiency JBLs that I could (at least eventually) power with a tube amp. I think the 4343's are probably the ultimate version of this, but are difficult to find and pretty expensive. What other more common and cheaper alternatives would you recommend? Would mostly be playing jazz from vinyl at moderate volumes but also streaming more modern stuff like house and electronic (probably through a DIY raspberry pi DAC). Rock is way down my priority list although I know JBLs gets labeled as "rock speakers". The Japanese seem to like them for jazz and I can't argue.