In Reply to: RE: Amps for Maggies. Tube vs SS (I've searched) posted by Satie on October 17, 2016 at 22:45:12:
Thank you all for your helpful responses. My dedicated listening room is quite small which rules out the larger Magnepans. Biamping the MMG's or .7's is a possibility as is a pair of excellent powered subs. About a year ago I listened to the 1.7's at a local high-end dealer which were powered by a smallish Audio Research tube amp- I was surprised at how good the bottom end was. My MMG's are at least 13 years or more old, and may be compromised now that I think further. Pardon my oversight.
I like having both dynamic and planar speakers so I can vary the nature of my listening experience. As I said, the Sonus Fabers sound wonderful powered by the MFA amps. I am planning on auditioning a pair of .7's locally and will bring my own tubes amps. The MFA's are rated @ 120 wpc into 8 ohms. That will be very informative indeed!
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