Integrated Amp to match with Magico A3


Have just ordered a pair of Magico A3, and looking for integrated amplifier to pair with it. As I heard once which had a very disappointing result to pair with Gryphon 300 in a local Hifi show in Hong Kong. Reallly looking for recommendations on matching amplifier. Planned to get a Marantz PM-10, but worried that the single box may not be powerful enough to push the A3. On the other side, some said Hegel H360 with 4000+ damping factor may suit even better.

thank you in advance
eldonfung
@audiotroy

I agree that what I heard could be described as clean and without mid-range bloom. In other words, to me at least, it sounded accurate. Perhaps Mr. Wolf recommends this combination because he (as the voicing of his speakers indicates) prefers clean sound as well - I must admit I’m having a hard time seeing that as a bad thing, but since I haven’t even brought the speakers home yet I will reserve judgement.

I also wanted to point out that I think "... that is not in debate and your $25k Vitus should squash a $5k Hegel" is quite a clever thing to say. Careful use of the word "should" instead of "would" here has given you an out on what would otherwise be a very silly statement. I say that would be silly because it would then imply that price is a reliable indicator of performance in luxury goods which is laughable (even when being made by someone with obvious vested interests in doing so). Well played sir. Well played.

For anyone reading this that might think price=performance, please see http://nurburgringlaptimes.com/lap-times-top-100/ for some extreme examples to the contrary.  Note some of the Chevy products on the list and their position such as the  Camaro ZL1.


The PM-10 puts out 400 watts at 4 ohms.  The A3 is a 4 ohm speaker rated at 300 watts MAX and is 88db efficient.  What makes you think you need more power?
Simple advice, they might say 50-300 Watts recommended

more important than the brand is how powerful the amp is. Not saying quality is not important but for the A3 the power will give u more
good luck
I put Hegel H360 on my list as I believe  apart from power, the damping factor is equally important to the Magico case.  While a powerful sport car could drive fast and KO others easily. The driver and the engineer also need to make sure the car should have a competible braking system to make the car stop, or have proper control at the corner.