what power amp for warfedale xarus 5000 floorstanding speakers?

[SCOTTBALL]

Hello, i have bought a pair of wharfedale xarus 5000 floorstanding speakers

Wharfedale

Spec:
Power:25-250W
Nominal Impedance:6ohm
Sensitivity:90dB
Frequency:30-24k @ -6dB
Crossover:250, 4.5k
Frequency Fb:40Hz

I currently have a old Technics Class AA amplifier, A600mk2
Technics SU-A600

the spec is:
RMS watts per channel, 8 ohms: 40
Rated Power Bandwidth, Hz to kHz: 20-20

more spec here: http://www.vintagetechnics.info/integrated.htm

anyways, i don't think this amplifier is powerful enough for my speakers, and i heard that its best to have an amp that is more powerful than the speakers...
Is my amp ok for them? or will i have to get a different amp?

If so, what sort of amp should i be looking for?

There are just for my room and will be hooked up to my PC, for music mostly.

thanks!

 

[Gitbags]

to be honest that amp should drive the wharfedales fine. I wouldn't get to hung up on wattage it's not always best to have for example a 100w amp if its current output is lower than that of say a 40w amp. At least that's how I understand it (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong). Besides if the output of the amp is way higher than the speakers power handling you run the risk of damaging them if your not careful with the volume dial.

I've got a pair of wharfedale evo2-8's (25-125w, 6ohm) running from a nad c320bee that's rated at 50w at 8ohms and it does more than an adequate job.

The only real way to find out is to try it and see, if the amp clips and the sound distorts at your desired listening level then a better amp maybe an idea.

 

[SCOTTBALL]

ok thanks, i was hoping it would drive them ok!
It's just that i heard i could damage the tweeters if the amp is too weak, and got a bit worried =S

 

[iriverdude]

Why did you buy those horrible Wharfdales?

 

[SCOTTBALL]

Quote:

Originally Posted by iriverdude /img/forum/go_quote.gif Why did you buy those horrible Wharfdales?

HAHA

why are they terrible? I got the pair for £150, seemed like a pretty good buy - everyone else seemed to give good feedback on them!