20 Watts isn't enough for Golds. They sound great and are moderately efficient but really like more power than 20 wpc. Those big woofers get hungry. If a big tube amp isn't in your future, consider a Class A or Class A/B solid state amp. You will get 10% or so of the power in class A and any time demand gets higher than that, it will revert to class B. Look at Aragon, Threshold, Sumo, Pass Labs or on a budget Yamaha M-series.
tube amp wattage questions/psb golds
ok lets say the tube amp has 25wpc and my solid state amp has 100wpc. i have psb stratus gold speakers which will drive the golds the best. Why are tube amps rated so low? 100wpc tube amps must be monsters. How many watts per channel would equal my 100wpc solid state amp? thanks kevin