Pinotnoir, I have 645-8's, 8 foot tall 645s. Duke is correct about Atma-Sphere but as a rule they work much better with solid state amps. The problem for most tube amps is the extremely low impedance at high frequencies. This requires a LOT of current. Big solid state amps with over built output stages work best, particularly class A. The only exception I know of is the Atma-Sphere amps The two amps they have shown with are the Atmasphere either MA1 or MA 2, atmasphere would know, Ralph you out there? The other amp is the Parasound JC1 which is what I am using. But , I am debating getting MA2's and moving the JC1's to subwoofer duty. The JC 1+'s are about 1/2 the price of the MA2's. The efficiency of the 545's is just a little less than my speakers so you still need the power. Both amps get just as hot which is very so I hope you have AC. I highly recommend you get a room control Preamp and two subwoofers down the line. You will increase your headroom at least 6 dB, lower distortion noticeably and you will be able to match the frequency response of the speakers/room perfectly. The result will be an outstanding image. I you go down this road give me a shout and we can talk about it.