Is it too mismatched to pair Maggie 1.6 & NAD 370?

After using tube amps with my maggie 1.6's I finally ended up with solid state. I now have a Plinius amp with about 175 watts into 4 OHMS and feel it is just enough power. I know I listen louder than most people but the point is these speakers suck up the power. The tubes just never had enough life to them and they were Rogue Magnum 120's (120 watts)

I really like the speakers and think you should try them with the NAD. Maggies are tuned with solid state and it seems to work the best (for me). I can assure you that other people like tubes better but, they never had enough 'life' for me.

The NAD may do an "adequate" job but you should be looking at more juice for those Maggies. I run a Bryston 4B-ST with my pair of 1.5's and IMHO its just enough. The B60 is not enough for that particular model and I would look at a minimum of 200 w/ch @ 4 ohms as a starting point - used Aragon, B&K, Classe and Bryston to name a few.

I have not heard the NAD 370 but based on its power rating it should be fine. Before getting my current 3.6R, I had the 1.6. I still use a McCormack DNA .5 (200 watts @ 4 OHMS) with no problems. I also have a McCormack Micro Power Drive (100 watts @ 4 OHMS) that powers 10.1QR with no problems.

A good amp to research is the (now discontinued) Anthem Integrated II. It retailed for $1700US, but often sells for $800 or so used (perhaps you could even locate a new one for around $1K)? This has more than enough drive for the 1.6's (based on my hearing one pushing a large pair of Thiel's) and since it uses two 6922 type tubes (the power section is solid state) you can tailor the sound to your liking by changing the brand of 6922's in the future.