speakers for classical music

Verity or Vienna Acoustics, come to mind. Even better, older Quads, stacked -- but you're probably not into audiophile masochism;)

Atma notes above

20db BTW is a 100:1 difference in power.

by which cryptic remark, he means: it takes one HUNDRED TIMES the power to yield an increase of 20dB in spl. (Btw 20dB in spl is 10x louder.)

This went unnoticed; how many low sensitivity spkrs can actually produce 20dB dynamic contrast starting from an audible minimum level? Answer: very few if any. Just do the math, the drivers will quick the bucket.

So for beauty, choose dynamic spkrs; for concert dynamics, it's only horns.

it reminds me of the guy who was so enthralled by his girlfriend's amorous enthusiasms, that he always remembered to take along a digital multimeter to measure sceintifically the peak levels of various electrochemical responses during all their overnight dates

Glandular activity or energy level is what he should be analysing...
By the way, Guido

for some very odd reason, I tend to trust my ears and my emotions instead

Tsk, tsk, isn't that hopelessly & haplessly romantic?
Really now, at this day and age!:)