First... lots of great advice here that is backed up with meaningful reasoning and experiences .
But , my experience has shown me that the amp can affect how a particular speaker will sound especially if it is a neutral and revealing speaker .
Case in point , the particular speaker that I am now using sounded just wonderful with a tubed intergrated amp . And just terrible with a SS amp driven by a tubed pre . A different speaker was ok through the tubed pre/SS amp and really dark and muddy through the tubed int. ! A third brand of speaker barely showed any difference at all between the two different amp setups . These auditions were done in the same location with the same cables , source and music .
That day showed me the importance of system synergy .
Shop for your speakers first if you want but please pay attention to what is driving them !
Good luck .
But , my experience has shown me that the amp can affect how a particular speaker will sound especially if it is a neutral and revealing speaker .
Case in point , the particular speaker that I am now using sounded just wonderful with a tubed intergrated amp . And just terrible with a SS amp driven by a tubed pre . A different speaker was ok through the tubed pre/SS amp and really dark and muddy through the tubed int. ! A third brand of speaker barely showed any difference at all between the two different amp setups . These auditions were done in the same location with the same cables , source and music .
That day showed me the importance of system synergy .
Shop for your speakers first if you want but please pay attention to what is driving them !
Good luck .