i set up a modest but well performing system for a good friend of mine who moved into a new house and could have a dedicated (though smallish) listening room
the heart of that system is the ida-8 with a bluesound node as streamer -- he has old school lovely spendor sp1’s with a rel sub, the rig sounds wonderful, with plenty of drive and control by the 8 powering the spendors (87db.w.m 6-8 ohms impedance)
this said, i would reinforce what others have said, which is to choose speakers with relatively benign loads, not too inefficient