I'm definitely in the low watt amp/high sensitivity speaker camp. I don't know if you're looking at tubes but that is certainly a popular option and the one I like. I googled your speakers and my speakers are 96 dB just like yours.
I am currently driving them with a Sophia Baby tube amp that I picked up on ebay as an interim solution while waiting for my new amp (Ayon Spark Delta, 35 wpc).
Unless you have a huge room and like to blast your ears, the Sophia is more than enough. I've never had it turned up even close all the way. It is extremely detailed, transparent, and imaging. I've seen one for sale lately for $550 or so and I would highly recommend it as an amp to play around with while you do your research and since you are questioning if this is the right way to go, its a very inexpensive way to hear the capabilities of this type of system. Frankly, if the Sophia had a remote and a pre-in connection, I might not even upgrade it. I've compared it to $5k ss amps and it wasn't even close.
Jerry