Ahhh...the eternal question of which speaker to match with the Lamm ML2's. It's funny how that tends to be the component people work around even though it's a tremendous challenge to find the right speaker. How efficient is efficient enough? The thing to do is look at both rated output in watts as well as the current from Lamm's transformers. Most people make the mistake of looking at them like 18 watt amps, but they act like a more powerful 75-80 watt amp subjectively speaking of course due to the amazing current delivery from those oh so transparent output transformers. Marc Mickelson runs his Maxx2's on the Lamm ML2's with no apparent issues with loudness or compression so perhaps... but wait. Have you ever heard the Lamm's on ultra high efficiency horns, say around oh, 110+db or so? I didn't think so. Once again, subjectively speaking, the Lamms can sound like the most natural yet frighteningly powerful and uncompressed amp on the planet, bar none. I should know as I've been on a mad quest for the best amp on this world for a number of years. Krell 600, 750, Levinson 33's, Rowland MC6, Rowland 9, VTL 750's large Boulders, Atmasphere, etc etc etc have all been through here or been heard. The Lamms have stayed.
What are your listening preferences? for music/room size/upstream equipment? What are your own personal tradeoffs when you listen? How evolved are your sensibilities????? What tend to be your best moments when listening? What speakers have you already owned and/or tried with or before the Lamms?
