I wanted to pipe in here as somebody said forget tubes, and that may be a mistake. A tube amp can have incredible slam, and at the same time really emphasize what Maggie's do best. Breathe. But it's not just a matter of power, it's bandwidth of the output transformers as well as output impedance.
That's why Stereophile Editor in Chief John Atkinson won't write speaker reviews with tube amps. They measure like crap and will color the sound in direct proportion of the speaker's impedance curve.
Atkinson recently reviewed the $25K YG Acoustics Carmel 2. A difficult speaker to drive. He tried amps including 400 watts Parasound Halo's, $24K 280 watt MBL Coronas, and Pass Labs XA60.5 monos and didn't get the bottom end he wanted.
He was doing measurements on the $4399 PrimaLuna HP integrated for somebody else's review and was surprised by what he saw. Bandwidth and output impedance numbers so impressive he decided to hook it up and try it. In triode mode which is only 36 watts!! You should read what he says.
Tubes are fab with Maggies, if you get the right amp.
http://primaluna-usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=218
That's why Stereophile Editor in Chief John Atkinson won't write speaker reviews with tube amps. They measure like crap and will color the sound in direct proportion of the speaker's impedance curve.
Atkinson recently reviewed the $25K YG Acoustics Carmel 2. A difficult speaker to drive. He tried amps including 400 watts Parasound Halo's, $24K 280 watt MBL Coronas, and Pass Labs XA60.5 monos and didn't get the bottom end he wanted.
He was doing measurements on the $4399 PrimaLuna HP integrated for somebody else's review and was surprised by what he saw. Bandwidth and output impedance numbers so impressive he decided to hook it up and try it. In triode mode which is only 36 watts!! You should read what he says.
Tubes are fab with Maggies, if you get the right amp.
http://primaluna-usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=218