@mesch
I'm not familiar with your gear. I'll have to look into those pieces. I looked pretty hard at the XA25 (or XA30), too, but ultimately went a different direction. At the time I upgraded my electronics, I was still thinking I'd probably be going with a low-efficiency monitor, like the Dynaudio Special 40 or maybe a Focal, so I went for more power. The XA25 would be plenty for the Stirlings, though. The needles on my MC152 rarely get past 1.5W.
I'm not familiar with your gear. I'll have to look into those pieces. I looked pretty hard at the XA25 (or XA30), too, but ultimately went a different direction. At the time I upgraded my electronics, I was still thinking I'd probably be going with a low-efficiency monitor, like the Dynaudio Special 40 or maybe a Focal, so I went for more power. The XA25 would be plenty for the Stirlings, though. The needles on my MC152 rarely get past 1.5W.