advice on speaker matching, selection


New to the forum
Current set up:Custom built (Yaeger Audio) Freed-Williamson design tube amp rated at 25WRogue 66 preampRega 25 w/Grado Platinum 3Pioneer PD 65 through MSB Nelson Link III DACM&K S-1Bs speakers
I LOVE this amp.  It is so vintage sounding... very mellow, laid back, natural.  Obviously not a lot of power.  I live in a small apartment in a large high rise.  Therefore, I never play loud anymore.  My tastes run to jazz, classical, vocals.  I do still listen to rock (but less so).
The vintage MKs I'm running were well thought of in the day.  Unfortunately, I don't think their sensitivity is sufficient to be powered by 25W.  While the MKs are neutral and cast a wonderful sound stage, I'm not getting enough bass, nor inner detail/placement of the musicians in space.

As all of us know in this hobby, avoiding "going sideways" in the next purchase is paramount.
So... looking for opinions of stand mounted or SMALL floor standing speakers to enliven this rig and tastes.  Budget: $1-1.5K.  Thanks for your wisdom and experience in advance.  Peace 

philfoster
The Fritz 2-way speakers are really going to blow your mind with how much bass they have and how great they sound in small spaces.
The OP has a budget of $1-1.5K. You are not going to get Fritz at that budget!
no idea where you are located... these might work well... i have not heard omegas myself but their reputation is excellent and following is substantial for higher efficiency type speakers

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649687403-omega-speakers-outlaw-3-xrs/
No first hand experience with Salk Exotica Monitors but worth a look.
At least one user here did recommend Exoticas (recent).
Eight ohm and 20 watts Recommended Power.
Seas Drivers
92 db and 50 Hz on the low end.

PSB or Elac are your best bet in your situation .

I’ve heard PSB a lot lately and there are a find with any music .If I lost my
5k speakers that where I’d go. Some quite nice PSB at less than a grand.

Omega does have a good rep because they are bought by rockers( most
speakers are). I have a 2,000 $ pr and it is great on vocals and compressed rock(it all is ) just fair at best on dynamic Jazz and symphonic music .One driver can only do so much .