I think you asked the wrong question. The correct question is "What amp will drive XXXXXX speakers for XXXX dollars ? My musical tastes are XXXXX and I like to listen loud/medium/soft. My room size is XXXXX."
After that I'd demo the suggestions. An amp with sufficient current will sound powerful, not loud, and will sound clean, not sibilant, not over-bright. It will drive comfortably at your desired listening levels without producing smoke.
I'm an engineer, and that's the way I'd go about it.
Asking how much current is like asking how long a piece of string. You'll end up with a technical pissing contest of a thread, rather than a straight answer.
It reminds me of that old sketch "I'd like to buy a grammaphone ...." Does anyone remember where that was from ? Was it Python ?
After that I'd demo the suggestions. An amp with sufficient current will sound powerful, not loud, and will sound clean, not sibilant, not over-bright. It will drive comfortably at your desired listening levels without producing smoke.
I'm an engineer, and that's the way I'd go about it.
Asking how much current is like asking how long a piece of string. You'll end up with a technical pissing contest of a thread, rather than a straight answer.
It reminds me of that old sketch "I'd like to buy a grammaphone ...." Does anyone remember where that was from ? Was it Python ?