Rugby1,
You may want to consider the Devore Silverback Reference loudspeakers. I drive mine with a Shindo Giscours preamp and Shindo Sinhonia monos (40 watts/ch) in a 25x15x9 room that opens to a 25x13x9 kitchen with great results. The attenuators on the Sinhonias are set at the midpoint, so there's still plenty of power left. The Silverbacks have been my reference for the past 5 years, and replaced a pair of Vandersteen Model Fives. Hope this helps.
You may want to consider the Devore Silverback Reference loudspeakers. I drive mine with a Shindo Giscours preamp and Shindo Sinhonia monos (40 watts/ch) in a 25x15x9 room that opens to a 25x13x9 kitchen with great results. The attenuators on the Sinhonias are set at the midpoint, so there's still plenty of power left. The Silverbacks have been my reference for the past 5 years, and replaced a pair of Vandersteen Model Fives. Hope this helps.