Good amp for classic CMB-170 pair in an office

[nwilcox]

I'm looking to put a pair of classic (not SE) CBM-170s to use in my office, which is about 16' x 12' x 10'. I would never listen beyond a low-moderate volume. The following three options seem sensible to me and range from $230 to $380 (giving a sense of my current thinking on price).

Emotiva BasX a-100
Parasound Zamp v.3
NAD C 319 BEE

I'll be grateful for comments, observations, warnings and/or other alternatives I should be considering. I think each of these should be plenty powerful enough, but if I'm wrong please say so!

Thanks for your attention and your two cents.

[curtis]

Any one of those would be more than fine.

Get the least expensive, and then call Ascend on the cost of upgrading the speaker to the SE version.

[nwilcox]

Thanks curtis. Took your advice several years ago on another matter and have not been disappointed. And it's interesting that that the 170s may be upgradeable.

I noticed you say "more than fine"... I'm certainly willing to be persuaded that I could part with fewer dead presidents and be equally happy...

[kyzersoze98]

I was using emotiva mini xa-100 with Sierra 2's for awhile (desktop setup) with zero issues.

[monkuboy]

I am using the BasX A-100 as a headphone amp and think that should do very well with the 170's also. It's probably the lowest price of the 3 you listed and it is a very solidly built amp. No need to spend any more, plus it has an excellent headphone section, too.

[nwilcox]

Thanks kyzersoze98 and monkuboy, confidence increasing for the a-100.

[scape]

I'm looking to put a pair of classic (not SE) CBM-170s to use in my office, which is about 16' x 12' x 10'. I would never listen beyond a low-moderate volume...

How far away are you sitting from the speakers? I'd say moderate volume is probably less than 75db. You'd likely need less than 10watts/ch to make that. Anyways, I think you can probably get away with less expensive amplifiers.