Best Amp For Maggies 1.6 Tube Or SS

ARC 100.2

Philjolet: "George I tried Rogue 120M with the 1.6 and it was lifeless, it was not a good match imo"

They are far removed from the norm sound of a tube, as they have a good deal of feedaback and also use a feedward type of arrangement with conjuctive filters. Whe I heard them they were very dynamic but also tight and dry like a SS amp. And drove a pair the ML Monoliths very well.
But I aslo believe more in GOOD solid state amps that use BJT's (bi-polar) for the current they can give if designed right.

Cheers George

I drove my Maggie 1.6's with a Parasound A21 high current amp and it really handled them well. The Parasound also has 1000 dampening factor for control of the bass. The maggies are very reveling and I found that I needed to soften the sound up with a tube preamp and a tube buffer after the cd player. They make beautiful music in the right room when set up correctly. They need a bit of room behind and on the sides...

Good Listening,
Dan

I own both 3.6s and 20.1s, after playing with a few amps my preferred amp is the Conrad Johnson MF2500. I think their smaller MF2250 Would be a good match as well. At their going price they are true bargain.

Go vtl mb300 or mb450.
Audio research is good too,
I have vm220.. Both power my 20.1 well.