Building a PA system. What sort of power amps do I need?

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I'm putting together a PA system for using mostly at home for practice and at smaller shows. I don't want to bother with extension cords, so I'm using unpowered speakers connected to power amps.

My only problem is I can't figure out how powerful I need my power amps to be. The speakers are rated for 400W program handling, 800W peak. I've read a couple of tutorials that weren't very helpful in explaining how powerful a power amp I need. Can someone walk me through it?
 
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