You know, every time I have powered a very high efficiency speaker with a relatively high power amp, my reaction has always been "YUCK". These speakers just sound better with an amp that is putting out a higher percentage of it's total power, rather than just idling along near it's noise and 'grundge' floor. I think the lower power of the 1050 amp might sound better than a much higher power one. If you need the features and sound processing modes of the 950, you might try to find a lower power amp, SS or tube to use with it. I bet you'd be happier with the sound.

As Paul Klipsch was fond of saying: "What the world needs is a good 10 watt amplifier!"