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Need help matching speakers with amplifer

I have a pair of Boston Acoustic Vr-20 floorstanding speakers. Im not sure what the RMS continous power rating of these speakers are in order to make the best match with an amplifier. In Hi-Fi Engine the spec’s just say recommended Amplifier 15-200 watts at 8ohms. is this saying the continous is 15 and the peak is 200. I would think the continous would have to be more than 15 watts being these are larger floor standing speakers. Thanks for help from the community!!

phays245

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phays245 OP
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Okay great, so I  have a 30 watt amplifier and a 100 watt ampflier, both are 8 ohms. Would the 15-200 watt range of RMS watts give either of these amplifers ample headroom then. 

phays245 OP
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Im looking to do a speaker upgrade anyway. I have 100 watt Marantz 4300 amplifier. Around what speaker wattage should I shoot for. I know there are other factors to consider also that Im not that knowledgeable about yet. I know I want 8ohms, and higher the db the better usually. The Boston Vr-20’s were not sounding that good, and thought maybe they were not matched right for my amplifier. I was hearing too much boomyness that I tried everything to fix, but it wouldn’t go away. I think the speakers may need some fixing, I tried almost everything else.

phays245 OP
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 good helpful answers, but what still leaves me somewhere in the dark is you will have some speakers like the Bostons I have  say 15-200 recommended watts, and other speakers will say for example : Continuous/Peak : 75 W / 300 W

The latter seems less confusing, by letting me know the continous RMS is 75 W.  Therefore I can say,  if I hook up an amplifer that is 150 watts Im giving the amplifier plenty of headroom.  Recommended15-200 W’s seems like t0o big of a window to figure what amplifier would provide twice the power to speakers. 

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