I was pretty much in the same boat as you. I have a small pair of Missions and small Maggies. Neither one worked very well with my Cayin TA-30 tube amp (35W in PP). Luckily, a fellow ART member lived within driving distance and set me up with a pais of Altec A7-500 (note: LOW WAF.)You might want to check out the link below to see if any of these new speakers meet your criteria......Colin