Need suggestions on efficient book shelf speakers for a Pass Labs XA3.5


*sorry amp is XA30.5 -will not let me edit headline.
My current speakers are KEF 201/2 which have a low sensitivity of 85. Amp is only 30 watts class A. Sounds good but the volume is limited. Hoping more efficient speakers will provide greater volume? Looking for suggestions in the $2k -4k used or $3k- 8k new.

puffbojie

Your amp puts out close to 130 watts when driven out of class A.  That's sufficient for nearly all bookshelf type loudspeaker at reasonable levels.

@puffbojie ha! I drive Wilsons Audio Sabrina with XA30.8. Your XA30.5 is 30w into 8ohms in pure Class A at lowest distortion rated by Pass Labs. It then switches to Class A/B and delivers around 130w/ch. You know it’s in Class A/B when the needle on a bias meter starts to move. 
 

What’s the rest of your set up - source, preamp, running balanced or single ended? How could the volume be too low? Define low volume - knob position or step number relative to max setting. 

I had a 150 watt class d amp previously and remember it being much louder at an 8/10 volume (using same speakers) .  The amp is at a pleasant volume as it stands but it seems capped to my ears -volume wise. I have a Benchmark 2 Pre/Dac and a Bluesound streamer using rca interconnects.