Amplifier Amp

What amp (amplifier) recommendations would you give if I have a pair of 1000 watt speakers?
I bought a pair of 1000 watt speakers that have been sitting in the box and are basically used as a stand for my cable modem/router and audio interface merely because I have yet to purchase a suitabkle amplifier to power them. Can anyone enlighten me as to what you would recommend I power them with? I would appreciate any recommendations, though I am not looking to go overboard as these are my secondary speakers because I have pretty good quality studio monitors already.
Just because they may be rated at 1000W, which I promise is an exageration. That would have to be at a very short duation peak at a single freq. does not mean you need a large Amp. The efficiency rating and desired volume are more important.
Ex. A speaker with a rating of 89 Db @ 1W will require twice as much power as one rated 92 Db @ 1W. Each 3Db higher efficiency means you only need half the power for the same volume.
I would shop Ebay for a good deal on something like an older Denon or Luxman. I just saw an older Radio Shack Amp going pretty cheap for 100W/ ch. Decent Amp with enough power for plenty of volume.
Guitar Amp using an LM386 amplifier
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