Does it matter what power amp i get?

your alesis speakers are a nice sounding little speaker,i owned them for a while & i liked them too.

stay away from the alesis ra-150,its a decent sounding little amp but it lacks balls,you would be alot better off getting an alesis ra-500 for around $350.00 new.

i owned 2 ra-500's & they are a super nice sounding amp & will match perfectly with your m1's.

are you planning on using a mixer for the preamp?

mike.

I doubt very much that, in the grand scheme of things, it matters one wit which power amp you get.

As far as the level of your wee existence here is concerned, you may simply take a listen to two different amps of different topologies (a solid state amp vs. a tube amp might yield a good demonstration), with all other components remaining the same to hear for yourself what kind of difference it does make. If that difference is significant to you, pursue the question further and do more auditioning and reading and posting here. If not, you will likely be spared of many hours of neurotic A/B/A comparisons, much speculation and useless banter here on the Gon', as well as being separated from a good portion of your savings and or credit limits.

Marco

It does matter but as long as your amp can drive your speakers with ease your pre-amp is more important as it has the larger effect on the over-all sound...one of the reasons why passive pre-amps are so in-favor with audiophiles.

Dave

If it didn't matter this website wouldn't exist.

Rob

Great topic. Aside from reading reviews and doing side by side comparisons, what should one look at on a spec sheet when trying to narrow down such a vast field? I mean - it is really difficult to even get a firsthand look at many of the different brands. So if you find an amp and research the specs on their website, what are the most important things to compare?