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Creek Destiny -- Maggies?

Hi all. The amp I've been using to drive Magnepan IIIs has died and I'm not sure I will be able to get it repaired (importer is out of business and I understand no one can get parts). Of all the amps I might be able to afford used, the Destiny seems most interesting. However it's only putting out 180 watts at 4 ohms, which seems pretty borderline. Anyone have any experience with this combination? Thoughts? Thanks.
secretguy
jcote
100 posts
 
There's a pair of M300's up for sale right now at a price you can probably negotiate and seemingly in your range. I would highly recommend them for your Maggies.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
I can only say at first I thought my 1.6's sounded fine with a 180watt into 4 OHM amp till a friend brought over his 300rms@4ohm which was a large step up.next time he came
over he brought his heavily modded and rebuilt Hafler 500(friend is a retired EE Professor)which puts out a measured
535rms@4ohms.
This amp made my Maggies not only sing, but dance too !

Moral of story is I doubt if there is such a thing as too
much power for Maggies, I consider 200@4ohms a bare minimun.
YMMV
secretguy OP
1,693 posts
 
I know what you mean about power/current. I will be going from 500/channel into 4 ohms. The good news is that I got a line on a repair guy locally that might be able to help me. I'd much prefer getting this amp going than buying a new one.
odavid9
31 posts
 
I spent many a happy year listening to my MGIIIs with the venerable Aragon 4004 MKII. Seems like there's always a couple for sale here, and they hold their value if you want to swap in the future.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
I hope you get it going !
Maggies are the only speaker where I think raw power is the primary consideration.
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