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In Reply to: RE: Amplifier for 1.7/ 3.7 magnepans posted by partell on January 07, 2017 at 08:30:32
I tried to run a rebuilt HK Cit-II tube amp at 60 wpc with a pair of Maggie 1.7's, but Merlin TSM BME Monitors just sounded better with that amp (sold the Maggies). I like Maggies and some day may try a pair of the new Maggie 1.7i's, but it will be with a SS Amp at 150+ per channel. I'm not an expert on Maggies, but I've always heard they like power to sound good - - - if not exceptional. I don't know the current pricing of the 1.7i's, but at around $2K they are a heck of a speaker with the right amp. As the Tool Man would say, MORE POWER! Just an opinion.
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You need at least 100 wpc with a big power supply
With my 2 bernings I am running effectively 200wpc and can blow myself out of the room
Alan
I have heard of guys running one Cit II per channel on the Maggies and other difficult loads. It works well since if you have a couple of my "McShaned" (as Mikey Samra calls them) amps you get about 120-130 watts RMS per channel and about 150-175 watts per channel peak. That's more like it...But one amp usually comes up a bit short on power.
Note: Edited to correct error
Edits: 01/08/17
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