Suggestions for 220v amp

There are 230 volt version for Krell, McIntosh, Mark Levinson, Bryston , and nearly every other US-amp you can think of. Problm is, the prices in Europe are outrageous for US-gear. Example: A McIntosh C2200 tube preamp costs 4500 $ in the US, but 7900 Euro = $ in Germany. In your place, I'd buy the Krell, or a McIntosh MA6500 or 6900 integrated and get it rewired at McIntosh or at www.audioclassics.com. Or buy a transformer. There is a thread, if not several, in the Audiogon-archive, ob dealing with European power etc.

Maggies like lots of power. Forget the Cyrus, Creek and YBAs. Man, I can't beleive the recommendations for these amps to match with the Maggies. I don't think the guys who had recommended those amps could have listened to the Maggies with them. Audition the McIntosh 6500, 6900, as well as the Bryston seperates. The Bryston 3B and the 4B SST models are power houses. These should be available in 220V in Europe. Your best bet for European high power amplifiers are the Meridian 559, 557 and the 556. No comparison in their driving capabilitis to those of the Creek, Cyrus or YBAs, particularly for the Maggies. The Meridians will also be on par with the Krell seperates in performance. Hope you will have a great experience auditioning these amplifiers.

Av_specialist ... the Cyrus amps have considerable current and voltage driving capability when the PSX power supply is added. I'd be really surprised if they are underpowered.
They also make monoblocks now which could never be called underpowered.

I suggested them because they're a great buy in Europe. Meridian might make good gear, but it's terribly expensive for what you get, IMHO

Actually the Maggies are very inefficient but very much just a resistive load and are not reactive as a load. They don't necessarily need super high current. The PSX provides higher current but not much more in voltage gain. The amplifiers I had mentioned would all have higher voltage output and are stable at 4 ohms.

Nathan

I'm also looking for a 220V poweramp for my use in India. Bryston will modify their US amps for a nominal price, so you could consider that option, as I am. I would think that many other will do the same thing. Audio by Van Alstine(www.avahifi.com) offers tha 20V option on their amps for an additional $55. There are a few, very few amps that come with a universal transformer suitable for both 220 and 110V.

Hope this helps.

George