Hello ladies and gentlemen. I'm in a new apartment for a couple months before moving across the country, and while at my storage unit the other day I found a pair of KSB 3.1 speakers that my buddy gave me a couple years ago that I'd forgotten about (at the time I already had some Mackie powered speakers at home—alas, they were not long for this world). I googled them and people generally seemed to be quite fond of this model, and since I've only had headphones to listen to music for months, I'd like to get a little basic hifi setup going at my apartment.
I can not divert much money to this at the moment unfortunately, so I will be looking for an amp on Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, etc. I was hoping some of you might have suggestions for probably older amps that i should look for on the secondhand market that would pair well with those speakers, to the extent that needing to remain squarely in the "low low budget" category will allow. Or even specific features/specs to look for would be appreciated.
Some details in case they are relevant:
I listen to rock n roll, old school metal, blues, Memphis soul and funk mainly, but also classical, '90s rap, bluegrass, honky tonk/country.
Likely the only source I'll be using for now is my laptop where I have my little "digital archive," a decent sized lossless FLAC collection of mainly very high quality vinyl transfers
The owners manual for the speakers states:
Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms
Power Handling: 100 watts maximum continuous (400 watts peak)
Sensitivity: 94 dB @ 1 watt/1 meter
It's a studio apartment maybe 220 sq ft total
I have a powered subwoofer that I would like to be able to connect as well (I love live albums, which I find a little sub really helps bring to life)
Would like to find something for under $100, but maybe can massage that number a bit if necessary
Thanks in advance! Oh and I am in the SF Bay Area if it make a difference.