These would NOT be used by sub bass only. The best you can do to play louder and clean while keeping the size down is to add subwoofer, but not standard subs. Else, you need a waveguide, which is what you already have. However! If you want more sound pressure (volume) this means size. I found that my speakers were clipping most of the amplifiers and I had to secure myself an amp capable of clean 150wpc 4ohm as bare minimum if I was planning to play dynamic music without going into protection mode. It actually has dips down to below 4ohm in his speakers. However, the Paul Mills design is FAR from 8ohm. The best you can do for yourself is to understand, because lack of understanding is simply the most you will get coming your way, even from salesmen.įirstly, what's the amplifier? Why are you saying they do not love when is loud? I had the Tannoy Precision series, and I did not found a problem getting them crazy loud. I currently use Fyne speakers, love them.
The best option to me at that size (bookshelf) is Triangle, but you will be at about the same point that you are with Tannoy. People is already asking you to buy Focal and KEF metas as if these speakers would behave better when pushed louder as if magically a less efficient speaker than the Tannoy would fix your specific problem.
Please, do yourself a service and avoid MOST of the recommendations to buy buy buy before you understand the problem better. Note that it's pointless to change your speakers to less sensitive speakers and expect improvement.