40 watt amp with 8 ohm speakers


Hi, I'm new to this and trying to put together a decent system with used components. Bought the NAD av711 which is a 40 watt amp, and some old 8 ohm Ohm speakers (Ohm Pro 32). Is this a bad match--do I need a more powerful amp for these speakers? Also looking for a cd player to go well with these, for under $500, and would love some advice. Thanks!
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I'm not familiar with those Ohm speakers, but 40 watts is probably sufficient for most applications. If I recall correctly, only their old Walsh type drivers were really low efficiency.

As for a good budget CD player, I suggest you look at Oppo dvd players. I use a DV-980H. You'll spend lot less than $500 and later on if you get the upgrade bug you can buy an external DAC (which is what I did).

Best of luck to you.

Duke
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