How much Power for Maggies 3.6 is enough

What about the Levinson gear. Perhaps used 20's ....

What are u all using ?

Thanks for info in advance.

davebarnett01-29-2012 8:56pm

hasse Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 230 posts 01-31-2012 at 10:18am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Onemug, how did the McIntosh and Krell amps compare to your current XA100.5s?
onemug Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 784 posts 01-31-2012 at 03:23pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Hasse, The Mac (from that generation) was sweet and easy to listen to, nice midrange. The KSA 250 was one of the most powerful sounding amps I've ever had and I thought better than the Mac overall. The 100.5's are my favorites. Low level detail is beyond the others, sweet class A midrange and a non fatiging high end. Interesting thing on the MC1000's, even with all that power, they lost what I liked about them as I turned the volume up even though I was well below the 1000 watt mark. But most of my listening was at the .5 to 50 marks on the meter so it wasn't an issue. The Krell and Pass kept/keep their sound as the volume went up.
stickman451 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 553 posts 02-02-2012 at 12:45am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete How big is your room, how 'damped' is the room, and what is a typical listening volume for you in db? Short answer; the more watts and current, the better with all Magnepans. I use Cary 500 MB with my 3.6's and have been very pleased with the results. My room is 17.5 x 26 x 9. Typical listening volume is in the range of 75 db - 87 db. I seldom get to 90 db.