My room is 15x20 . I am using a denon flagship pre hdmi receiver . I had a Nakamichi pa7 and c7 which i sold . And used a carver 400t amp. This is all i have used to power these speakers so far . I have had the speakers for only 4 months . They sound better than any box speakers i have owned in the past even with the subpar gear i am currently using . I am expecting much more from them with a tube setup or better ss .