In Reply to: Thanks for your replies. One thing more, though posted by Frihed89 on October 2, 2016 at 02:34:43:
Opinions do differ, but I think SE 2A3 (3.5-ish watts) is a perfect choice.
A Darling or SE45 may be unsatisfying with some kinds of music -- in your case, though, either may be fine.
I've used mine with SE EL84 in triode mode (Decware Zen SE-84B); sound was good, but things would get squishy at only moderately high volume with (as Tom Brennan would put it) "Little Girl with Guitar" music.
Here's a very cogent thread -- albeit focused on the Altec Duplexes (but they're pretty much cut from the same cloth, sensitivity-wise as the VOT family of Altecs... for the purposes of discussion!).
See link below.
PS my apologies for rather monopolizing replies to your question(s)! I am an UNAPOLOGETIC :-) Altec fanboy.
Good luck & have fun!
all the best,
mrh
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