It is no secret that I am technically underdeveloped... however I really do not like the idea of overly "controlling" drivers to remove frequency anomalies... preferring to either live with them or find simple solutions.
For example I also found the Alpha's sounding a bit slow compared to the B200's... I was intrigued by an article on 6moons that mentioned a cheapy outdoor electrical cord called Yard Master, Jeff Day said they sounded very "fast"... I bought it and used it to hook up the Alpha's and that did the trick:
http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/whitelightning/moonshine.htmlDr. Dan Mason (the fire carrier who started this particular fire on this chat room) hated all of that fussy controlling caps, resistors and l-pads and pointed out that they rob the drivers of that ineffable uncanny sound-space dimension that they are capable of when left alone (well at least with the minimum of stuff... I can see using a simple copper coil to cut off the higher frequencies on the Alpha's, which I use).
As our ears get smarter... more sensitive to what we think we hear... they also get more demanding... and more critical... and here is precisely the danger. We can spend the rest of our lives thinking we hear sound anomalies which will only kill our love of listening to music.
When we begin to listen to music again, and stop being overly critical about what we think we hear, everything changes and we can relax again back into the surreal dimension of music's magical spaces.
I agree that a tube amp could do a lot for warming and enriching the tone of the B200, Alpha combination.
With Warmest Regards ~ Richard