Recommendation for used Amp to power Magnepan 1.6

mcreyn, you are being hard on yourself for no reason. He stated he was using 40 watt tube amps, but is, now , looking into ss. You got it right buddy. Enjoy ! MrD.

As a long time Maggie owner, they need lots of current.  At your price point I am reluctant to make suggestions other than you may need a bit bigger budget to make them bloom.

I spent about 10 percent more on used amps than I spent on new Maggies.  I also use a tube pre amp and the combination is magical when you get enough power to them.  

Good Luck in your journey!!!

Richard Gray, who is a Maggie lover, told me that I needed 300wpc into 4 ohms to make my 3.6r's really perform. With his blessing I bought a used Parasound Halo A21 here on Audiogon. I've been very pleased with the results. 

I agree with @Ihassaguy. I own a pair of 1.7i Maggies. I had Schiit Vidar monoblocks. But I sold them because one channel went into thermal protection when I played Jeff Beck loudly. I think the best I can recommend for a reasonable price, but outside of your budget is the Bryston 4B3. There are plenty of used ones around. So you don’t have to buy a new one. They have plenty of power. When you get more cash, you can also get another one and run them in Bridge mode as monoblocks.