Pretty much any amplifier will drive any sensible 'speakers, i.e. those without outrageously low impedance, so choose 'speakers that you like and suit the room, as your existing amp will likely do a decent enough job of driving them.No need to tread lightly around me, I appreciate your straight forward input.
A 1500 dollar amp seems like overkill in my small living room. It's only a 12'X20' room. From what I've seen, 1500 dollar-plus amps are typically around 80 to 100 watts per channel and more. Seems like anything more than 25 to 35 watts per channel/8ohm would be overkill in such a small room. But maybe you're referring to a 1500 dollar amp for other reasons, not necessarily wattage output.
What amplifier do you have and what size room does it reside in?
I haven't come across that thread yet. I will check it out, thanks.
I'm starting to get that now from comments here......speakers first. I don't why exactly, but I thought the amp would be first and then find speakers to compliment the amp.
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