CAJames
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My 2 centavos is this: The UFO3s will be an upgrade in sound quality over the UFO2s, so if that is your priority I would make the change. How big an upgrade depends on some other factors, so let me briefly summarize my Decware journey.
I started with a pair of UFOs in 2020 with the full anniversary mods, and they blew away my previous highly regarded, Stereophile approved amps. They were so good I got back on the waiting list for a pair of UFO25s that I received almost 2 years ago, and I couldn't be happier. Now for the buts...
Like you, I don't need the watts. I have two amps so I can run them balanced all the way to the speakers. You didn't mention your source(s), but if you have any interest in configuring your amps as balanced you need a pair of stereo amps to do that. FWIW, if your source is balanced I highly recommend balanced amps.
Do your UFO2s have all the anniversary mods? If so, the upgrade in SQ will be nice, but not huge. I would call the improvement from my "loaded" UFOs to the '25s to be 15-20ish percent. There is definitely a lot of the UFO sound in the UFO25s, just more of what I like about it: more transparency, more dynamics, more soundstage. If they don't already have the mods then the upgrade to '3s will be bigger.
As an aside, I'm curious what the noise level of your amps is with the 105 dB speakers? My speakers are about 95 dB, and my amps are almost silent. I feel like if the noise was 10 dB louder it would still be at a very low level. But other posters have either complained or worried about noise and hum with La Scalas.
Good luck regardless, and keep us posted with your decision.
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