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Advice, changing system from Sugden & Harbeth to Leben & Devore ?

I need your advice from anyone that has some experience with these products. 

Right now I have a Sugden A21 Signature and Habeth P3ESR's. I'm thinking of changing them to a Leben 300 XS and Devore 3XL. Is this a sidewise move? What would I gain and what would I lose? I unfortunately can't demo before I buy. I was also considering the Line Magnetic 211IA. It's cheaper and more powerful than the Leben. I read a few people saying it matches well with the Devore 3XL. 

Any thoughts? I don't need to play loud and my listening room is rather small. Thanks. 
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@glennewdick, Thanks! I appreciate your thoughts on this. From everything I read it seems Devore sounds best with tubes. Seems like they might need a bit of warmth that they have to offer. I'd be surprised if the Leben at 15 watts can drive the Harbeth P3's alright. As it is now my Sugden at 23 watts into 8 ohms and 30+ watts into 4 ohms seems to be the bare minimum amount of power they need. The Harbeth's are only 83-84 db efficient dropping down to about 6 ohms in some parts. The Devore 3XL is 90 db efficient never dropping down more than 7.5 ohms. This is why I think they would match up well with the Leben. I agree with your assessment of Dynaudio. They are always a very consistently good speaker. Well balanced. 
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