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30 Watts of class A power: What Speakers are you using and suggesting?

My recent amp has led me to want to downsize my setup. My Sophia II’s can be handled by the amp but I wonder what would I look at if I downsized the speakers to prepare for a life less crowded by heavy equipment. NOTE: The amp inspires me to believe I am hearing the very best music of my life < 70 watts. 
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I'm using a Pass Labs XA30.8 to effortlessly drive Spendor D7s.  
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@ostrey

I recently discovered my pass labs xa30.8 sounds amazing with 4 ohm or difficult loads. That is what I tend to stick to now.

That's because Pass (as stated by Desmond Harrington) indicates the XA30.8 will output 90 watts @ 1% into 8Ω and almost 150 watts @ 1% into 4Ω.  This is a significantly underrated amp in terms of output and can drive the heck out of a 4 ohm load.
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