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In Reply to: RE: Maggie LRS + 40W NAD C316BEE integrated = "A gift of the GODS!" posted by hesson11 on November 14, 2021 at 11:15:10
I've run both Maggie MMG's and Quad ESL-57's (!) from an old but recapped NAD 3020B.
You wouldn't kick any of them out of the room.
The 3020B would huff and puff when running the MMG, but still was loud enough...-..and on either speaker, the Little NAD sounded sweeter than it had any right to be. Normal amp for MMG is cj MF 2250, but the 3020 didn't embarrass itself.
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I still own a 3020A which is original except for the mini 5-way binding posts I installed. For several years I used it to drive Signet speakers for TV audio. Any number of times I was surprised when watching a concert performance and how natural the audio seemed to be.
I suppose it might sound OK with any of the smaller Maggies but I expect 2-3 times the output would be beneficial. Still, that's a tribute to an old design.
Right now it is boxed up but I should probably have it recapped if I ever want to use it again.
"The only cats worth anything are the cats who take chances. Sometimes I play things I never heard myself." Thelonious Monk
I still have 2 NAD 3020 integrated amps. No recap - one doing amp only duty in my son's rig today. I used one with a pair of SMGa. I thought it was great until I got a garage find Crown DC 300A and heard them really open up.
Gsquared
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