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Do all the calcs you want, mate - actual comparison of different amps ...

is what is needed. It's not just the watt rating into 4 ohms or the amount of current which the amp can put out. It also depends whether its tube power or ss power. And other things. :-))

It also depends, yes, on how loud you like to listen.

But if you search these pages, you'll find post after post of people who are running what are humungous amounts of power into Maggies - and loving it (and not blowing them up, either!). And also posts by people with true-ribbon Maggies who have blown their ribbons by feeding the speaker with (in one example) a 100w tube amp (most likely due to clipping, which injects a lot of HF hash into the signal).

The Accuphase P7100 may well be enough (as, being Accuphase, it probably has a pretty hefty PS!) but, as I said, some people are using 1Kw Wired4Sound D-class amps on their bass panels alone!

Don't confuse $$$ cost with ability to drive Maggies. I have heard a Parasound A21 driving 3.6s very well - which requires more power than a 1.7 - and that is not anywhere near the same $ price bracket as Accuphase.

Regards,

Andy

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