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In Reply to: RE: Magnepan 1.7 setup posted by yemtig@yahoo.com on October 29, 2015 at 12:24:46
what about going with a w4s st-500 as amp and audible illusions modulus3a preamp? those would match fine. I'd have some power and it seems like maggies work well with class d amps
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92k input impedance on the current ST 500 mkII should make it compatible with any tube preamp.
The modulus series are a good choice. IIRC they have a SS phono stage.
The Audible Illusions actually have a tube phono stage unless you spring for the moving coil version, which replaces the Moving Magnet phono input circuitry with a higher gain solid-state board designed by John Curl, I believe. That's a killer phono stage, but the moving magnet tube version is pretty darn nice too. I loved mine!
I tried a number of solid state amps with my Audible Illusions preamps (I had the Modulus 3 in 1992, and later replaced it with a Modulus 3a).
AI with SS seems to be a nice combination. The preamp puts a little bit of meat on the bones. It sound more like live music to me since it fills in the harmonics that many solid state preamps of my experience leave bare. By no means is the AI3a all golden tubey, it's just a nice implementation of a clean modern tube circuit. You'll love it!
HTH
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