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In Reply to: RE: Amplifier for 1.7/ 3.7 magnepans posted by partell on January 09, 2017 at 08:05:30
I have no experience with the Parasound amp but it looks like Jonathan does, and I know that inmate John Elison owns one that he uses to drive his Thiel 3.7's.
IMHO, and based on some experience with the Maggies I believe they need a fair amount of power to sound their best, SS or tubes. I just know that my 100wpc Rogue tube amp didn't cut it with the Maggie 1.7.
Good luck!
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For a similar price to the Magtech, i'd be real surprised if the Parasound JC-1 was in ANY way inferior.
Too bad the 1.7 needs major surgery for those wanting to biamp. My A23s will end up with more effective power than an A21. As much as 3db more.
Too much is never enough
I have experience with the parasound on a few different speakers including Maggies , the magtech is much better IMO ..
Regards
I started with 3.3's and a McIntosh MC352, I had been a Mac fan for years but they are not a good match with Maggies. I then went with a pair of Bryston 7bst's mono blocks, they were ok but kind harsh sounding. Then I went with a Sanders Magtec which was a huge improvement. I now have a set of 20.1's actively bi-amped with the Magtech on the bottom and an ESL on the top pushing 3200 watts. The added power was not to make the sound louder but to listen at the levels I wanted to safely, I too have a big room. Before I bi amped I went through a lot of fuses and ribbons not so much now since I bi-amped. I also use a tube pre amp that was also a great improvement. I can now say that I am done.
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