Ordered my new amp today... been a long road!

Capt, I think the answer to your amp issue is to move up the McIntosh chain with a used amp.  

I went through a few amps on the way to MC501s for my 3.6 Maggies.  You will not need that much power, but the Mc sound paired with Maggies can be magic.

I would love that move but I needed a new amp and I mean new with warranty ect. as this my be the last big investment I can make for a good amount of time. At the price I got this amp for I couldn’t buy a 20 year old Mac... lol

The 30ga. power cable was obviously a joke... I can’t afford 30 gauge wire now that I bought this amp... :0 I'll just use a old set of christmas lights I have in the shed. ;)

My short list for power amp include Parasound (P21 or Hint 6) and PS Audio (M700). In your quest, did you audition any PS Audio amps? Not many dealers seem to handle both...

Speakers like the 10Ts need current. Some speakers may be perfectly happy with transformer based amps like most tube models and McIntosh.

I also just bought the A21+. I’ve had it a few weeks and did some minor testing but am waiting for a custom cabinet to be finished and installed (it’s only been a year long wait but we love our cabinet maker - there’s a reason he’s in high demand). Cabinet install is supposed to happen next week while I’m on vacation (stay-cation) so looking forward to getting my whole system up and jamming.  Here’s to hoping we both find something close to nirvana with the A21+.