Sir dodie I heard kanina the Elan 15 in Grey Market driven by VTL power amp and Cary pre-amp... I dont know but its kinda bright even it was driven by a tube amp... For me mas warm and natural sounding yung XN 250. Parang they're not on the same league, hehehe. Try listening to the XN 250 in audio amplified, baka dun sa magvanish while listening to them 
Nakakabaliw talaga itong speaker hunt... Bukod sa nakakapagod, hehehe
TOTL amplification pa naman
. nung napakingan ko sir mid level int amp lang gmit. ibig sbihin boss sa upgrade path kasama speaker sa disposal kse pag tube amp na, tatalas. yoko na din epos, alng upgade path
:Dpero sir wag na yang 250, konting hinga na lang 270 na eh.
ang napapansin ko lang sir, correct me if im wrong, regarding discussions about speakers dito at sa kabilang site, pag mid level speakers, you really have to pair it properly. pero pag 100k above speakers, kht magpalitpalit ng amplification para ang daling itono. from your amx pre/power to anything youll be getting in the days to come......siguro nga tama sir louie, you only have 3 choices-FABER MID LEVELS, XAVIAN 270, HARBETH C7es3 or
Sabi nila maganda daw hyperion sir, but havent heard one. yung daw kaparaho ng watt puppy. dont know if arch audio still carry those lines.
