"Get amps with a pair of balls.
18 watts? Really? That’s like baseball with a whiffle bat.
18 watts, 75 watts,..........this is your problem! "
the OP is using a pair of Klipsch bookshelf speakers and they have a sensitivity of 96 dB.....so a amp with 75 wpc is more than enough.
so this is not his problem.....his problem is something else.
OP needs to check their email.