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Recommendations for speakers that sound great at lower volume levels.

I have a pair of Harbeth SHL5 Plus and they sound wonderful when I crank them up. But at moderate to low volume levels they sound disappointingly flat and unengaging - instruments are less palpable, bass has less bloom, and soundstage has less air and dimensionality. I drive my speakers with a tube integrated - a Line Magnetic 845 rated at 26 watts of power. My Harbeths are rated at 86db. Would a higher sensitivity speaker be helpful? Or how about a good quality small shoebox sized pair of speakers coupled with a subwoofer? Or not. What speakers are going to deliver music you can feel at low volume levels? What say all you wisened audiophiles?
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I've not read all the posts in this thread so excuse me if my question has been answered.

Can OP kindly clarify what "lower volumes" means?  What are your preferred average decibel levels? 

As an example in my dedicated listening room, approximately 80db is more than enough, and does not disturb my golden-eared wife who is sound asleep in our upstairs bedroom.  This is volume is either with Magnepan .7's or Sonus Faber Guarneri Homage speakers and all-tube gear paired with a small REL subwoofer.

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