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Tubes for Magnepan’s.

I think next up on my acquisition list is a tube amplifier. I'm not looking for the be all end all, cause I don’t think there is a definitive "Best", so am looking for as good as I can get for $3-4k.


Because tubes drive speakers so much more efficiently than solid state I am only looking for 40-50 watts to drive my modded Maggie’s, 1.7i's. (Or what you have when you add a new crossover and planer tweeters to 1.7i's.) Maybe 2.7x? I haven’t settled on that yet. And I have some Zu Dirty Weekend's upgraded to the max coming in in 2 months to replace my KEF's.

Anyway, I haven’t had a tube device since my Halicrafter short wave radio, and reviews are not the same as advice from people that own something. There is a Rouge Audio dealer in my area, last I looked, (opps, they no longer carry them), so I may have to go to another market to hear something, or get a try before you buy from a manufacturer or dealer.

You folks have taught me a lot, and I think asking users is the right thing to do on this change in direction.

Thanks in advance.
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@secretguy

just so others here understand, what exactly is the misinformation you are referring to? 

the forum is an exchange of facts, opinions and experiences...  
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I have Andra Eggleston very difficult to drive, and very hard to match, Tsakadiris tube mono apollon did the trick, they are 150 w per channel. They are 4K. My guest your Maggie will be happy with this amps.
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Since someone got their panties in a twist over my last comment, I will just quietly enjoy the misinformation being spread here. Carry on.
@secretguy  If you had a post removed, its not just that someone got upset. The moderators don't care about that. They do care about forum violations- such as calling someone names (such as 'stupid') or being abusive. If your post was reported (which is usually the only way the moderators find out about a given post) and it was an obvious violation, it will get removed. Most sites have forum rules to which you agree to before you are allowed to post. These are clearly stated on any website.

If you click on the 'report this' link in the bottom right corner of any post, you see a list of the forum violations that bother moderators the most. So as a helpful tip, since name-calling is the most common violation (and I know this because I'm a moderator on another site), use this tactic: 'Attack the post not the poster'. IOW you can call a post 'stupid' (or whatever value you want to assign to it), that's OK. Calling a forum member stupid or the like is something different!
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