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Advice on system matching

bt3

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Advice please for a budget system pairing.
Speakers are JBL Stage A 130's.
Thinking Topping PA3 and Topping pre/dac to match.
I can't decipher component specs so as to ascertain what would be
a good pairing. Appreciate your advice/suggestions.
 

Fred H

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I have the same speakers on my desk, driven by a Loxjie A30 and I'm happy with the combination.
 

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Specs say sensitivity is 86 dB, plug in the rest of the info according to your listening distance/desired output and then you can consult this spreadsheet to find good measuring amplifiers: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZlTOYxmPs938gqHjtDABkWS-MApu7uJjzIGnJ2Elm6Y/

If you are using it in the near field probably any low-power amp will be adequate.
cannot like enough for that link. thanks
EDIT: in reference to the google spreadsheet
 
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Blumlein 88

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Specs say sensitivity is 86 dB, plug in the rest of the info according to your listening distance/desired output and then you can consult this spreadsheet to find good measuring amplifiers: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZlTOYxmPs938gqHjtDABkWS-MApu7uJjzIGnJ2Elm6Y/

If you are using it in the near field probably any low-power amp will be adequate.
I believe there is an error in that formula from Crown, and it is inflating power needed. The part that is 20 log times Distance/Dref should be 10 log.
 
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