Need Amp Advice

[Peteman100]

I'm looking for a low-cost amp to power a set of bookshelf speakers. The speakers need ~20 amps at 8 ohms. Suggestions?

 

[Procyon12]

what bookshelves?

 

[Peteman100]

Boston Acoustics CR8

 

[atarione]

assuming the specs i found for them blah blah blah 8ohms 15W-125W 90dB efficiency is correct

then a small / energy efficient / nice sounding option

is going to be a t-amp

such as

Topping TP20MKII

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=310-320

or Dayton DTA-100A
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=300-383

or (this is kinda killer on sale...@ $128...)
Dayton APA150
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=300-812


or if you want to go cheap

the Lepai 2020A+ $23~

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=310-300



you can also find no shortage of t-amps on ebay if you are patient enough to wait for them to ship from china


if you have more room you could certainly get a full sized receiver or intergrated amp if you want.

but the t-amps would drive those fine (at reasonable listening levels) if you want to really crank it ...not so much

I have a pair of Polk Audio T-15 bookshelf speakers being driven with a SMSL SA-S3 t-amp and they sound great and get get pretty loud...

 

[HammerSandwich]

I'm looking for a low-cost amp to power a set of bookshelf speakers. The speakers need ~20 amps at 8 ohms. Suggestions?

I think you'll need to find the mother of all Craigslist deals to get 3KW cheaply.

 

[Peteman100]

I think you'll need to find the mother of all Craigslist deals to get 3KW cheaply.

Whoops! Just saw my error. Yes, indeed I meant 20W not 20A....