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Many thanks for the advice folks, it's very much appreciated. I also have a pair of these: http://www.ohm.co.uk/archive/br-5/ I was concerned that my 40W amp would be under powered, but it seems from what has been said here that perhaps I can get away with it. Sounds like the sensitivity is...

Can't argue with that. :) But given that I'm shopping in the 2nd hand market online, I can't really audition stuff, so it would be good to be able to narrow things down a bit in terms of model specifications.

Thanks Dave, that's a big help. Very much appreciated, cheers for taking the time.

I'm currently in the process of finding a pair of speakers to go with an old amplifier I fixed up, but I'm not sure how to match them up. My amp is 40W per channel, and I read somewhere that it's best to have an amp with roughly double the wattage of your speakers. But that would mean 20W...

Cheers for this, really helpful. One last question: If I were to connect the two in the manner you describe (which sounds like the best option), how would the power amp be able to supply its full 70W of power, if it was only getting a maximum signal of 40W from the pre amp?

Cheers Dave. Can you describe in a little more detail how a 'pre-power single wired setup' would work?

I've recently fixed up my old Arcam Alpha 7R, but I've read that the way to get a really decent sound from it is with some bi-amping. The best option would be the Arcam Alpha 8 P, but they're quite hard to get hold of these days. I have found an Arcam Alpha 9P available to buy, but the 9P has...