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Magnepan 1.6 and Moscode 600s

Hi,

I am thinking of getting a moscode 600 to drive my 1.6s.
My Dynaco st-70 is clearly not enough power. A few questions,
1. do you think the moscode has enough power to run the 1.6s?
2. its a stereo amp I assume?, meaning not a monoblock?
3. I understand that the key for maggies is to be able to handle ohm drops, and I can not find info on how the watts double between 8 and 4 ohms on the moscode/
4. are there any reasons you can think of for staying away from the moscode?

sorry for all the questions, but I really don't want to buy the "wrong" amp again...

Anders
andersd
jimbo3
304 posts
 
Aaron hit it on the head- the amp must be able to handle low impedence and have high current to drive the Maggies. At least 125 WPC doesn't hurt, either, and 200 WPC would be better.

Don't get wrapped up in the 4 ohm power rating. Speaker power requirements (and an amp's specs) are generally stated assuming 8 ohms.

My recommendation? Counterpoint SA-20 or SA-220. Around $700 used and a truly great bargain. After trying six carefully selected amps (including an SA-12 @ 100 wpc), the SA-20 was the easy winner with the Maggie MG12's.

Regards
Jim
dopogue
1,773 posts
 
For the straight scoop, I suggest you contact George Kaye (George Kaye Audio Lab)., He designed the Moscode, or was one of the designers, and is a corporate sponsor at Audio Asylum.
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philjolet
2,306 posts
 
You could buy a used Innersound ESL amp for about $1200 or so and you would never need more power as it would have 600 watts with the Maggies. I have heard these two together and it is very impressive with presence and dynamics to spare.
krazyaudio
11 posts
 
I use a Moscode 300 (150 watts rms) with a pair of Thiel 3.5's(difficult load) and, personally, I think the moscodes have B...s to the walls!, plus a great sounding amp!...call george kaye!...he will be working on mine real soon as i have just bought mine.Hope this helps
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