If you have not joined AudioKarma, think about it. There is a great diversity of opinion over there. Older speakers like the KLH 6, especially ones that have not had any work done on them are not really the best for tubes, truth be told. Tubes have what is called "warm" sound. It is a type of distortion that many find pleasing to their ears and that is why it is so popular......but not nearly as popular as solid state. Older speakers with no fresh caps and tubes simply wont give you the best sound. "Warm" can easily become muffled highs and in lower power amps, lack of bass.
I like tubes even though I dont find them worth the trouble. I prefer the clean sound of solid state, especially with older speakers. I have three systems going all the time (4 with the HT) and all use vintage speakers (KLH 6, Marantz Imperial 6, Nova 7Bs, OLAs, Nova 8Bs, Polk Monitor 10s etc) that have been recapped with a few sets with fully rebuilt woofers.
Want to really hear what your KLHs can do? Like the poster above said, give them 100 wpc from a SS amp or receiver and then judge.