Which model do you own - 1008, 1028, 1038?
The 1008’s sensitivity is 89dB, so that’s not a concern.
I’ve owned the IDA-8 for about two and a half years now, and I’ve tried a dozen or so speakers with it. I think it’s best suited to speakers with sensitivity in the 85 or 86dB to 91(?)dB range. Higher sensitivity and very resolving speakers tend to sound a bit thin with it. Low sensitivity speakers don’t quite wake up and sing with it.
I really like pairing my 87dB Adelphos two-way monitors to it. The IDA-8 is my lowest priced amp, but I always grab it when I’m traveling. It’s a great little amp.
I thought about this a bit more and decided to ask you about your budget. The Electras are pretty decent speakers worthy of better amplification and/or better DAC. The IDA-16 might be worth trying even though it’s not warm sounding. Another idea is a DAC-9 paired to an ST-10 amp.
Michael