I may be a little late responding but I own Goldi's and can tell you that they like a whole bunch of power to sound good. I run mine with Rotel RB-1090 380WPC @ 8, and around 700WPC into 4 ohm speakers like the Goldi's, and also Parasound JC-1's with a similar power rating. The Rotel is a better match for bass and full soundstage and can be had for around $1000-1200 used. Only drawback is it weighs about ninety pounds. I highly recommend the Rotel. Oh yeah, other drawback is they sometimes "weld" their power switch into the on position and then you can't turn it off. I've had two of these and they both did it. Kinda' cool in an odd way.
tube amp wattage questions/psb golds
ok lets say the tube amp has 25wpc and my solid state amp has 100wpc. i have psb stratus gold speakers which will drive the golds the best. Why are tube amps rated so low? 100wpc tube amps must be monsters. How many watts per channel would equal my 100wpc solid state amp? thanks kevin