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Classe 300 or Innersound Esl amp. for Maggie 3.5s?

After much research I have narrowed down my decision to the Classe 300 or Innersound amp. Help me decide which will bring out the full boogie in my new used maggies.

Currently I have 2 NAD 2600 amps that either clip or blow a fusse when playing rock music pretty loud. Love the Maggies and play about 60% rock.
Will look to purchase another amp down the road but one nice amp will have to do for a year.

Current preamp is an Adcom 555II that will soon be a BATVK3I or CJ 14?

After that money is shot.

Help me decide please I need the last bit of encouragement to pull the trigger.

Added thoughts are ok to if you think from experince I could do better for the same $ range.

Thank all of you for your help on Audiogon, I would have never been able to purchase and Drive my dream Maggies without this sight. It has made turning 40 year OLD fun lately.
lance328
eagle
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I should expand a bit on my first response. The maggie dealer where I purchased mine is a Classe dealer and I thought they sounded good together. If my choices were limited to the two you are considering it would be the Innersound. Not only is there the 30 day trial, I think they refund shipping too. That is a good indicator they don't expect many returns.
The fact it doubles output wattage, 300w to 600w from 8 to 4 ohms is another thing I would look for in an amp. You will also have a new amp warranty compared to buying a used one.
What power cord do you plan to use with your new amp?
michaelarcher
1 posts
 
Just this morning the Airborne delivery man brought me my new amplifier. It was recommended to me by my uncle (I was somewhat sceptacle). We put this amp up against his FPB300. The FPB edged it in power, bass, clarity and depth. But only by such a marginal amount that I was shocked. My new ESL was only slightly lagging behind his Krell. The best part was that my uncle agreed. This amplifier has plenty of power, and a very nice sound. WAY TO GO INNERSOUND!!!
rgodin
85 posts
 
If you are going to consider the Innersound, go to the source. Coda is the designer and builder of the Innersound amp. http://www.coda-continuum.com Get better pricing and better service.
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travis
239 posts
 
I have two ESL amps and they are great. Roger Sanders has Coda build his amps to his specs. From what I have read, Coda amps are more expensive. It would surprise me greatly if the equivalent amp at Coda was cheaper than InnerSound. By better service, what do you mean?
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