Magnepan 1.7i Amp recommendations

for maggies you want solid state for sure, 100 wpc or higher

many out there, parasound, van alstine, odyssey, used mccormacks, used krells, etc etc

just browse solid state amps section used

@jjss49 I'm interested to hear you say this because I was considering Maggies for my tube amps recently but steered away because of the logic you're laying down. Question: do you think this applies to all Maggies and all tubes? I have 60wpc tubes and was thinking about the 1.7's but...would you say any maggie needs ss? In other words, how far does the logic of your argument range?

hilde

i think the exceptions are few more 'normal use'  (depends on room and volume level obviously, or have one monster of a tube amp)

even little maggies suck a lot of juice, and furthermore, most maggie users will say the speaker needs good power and grip to come alive

further, maggies roll off at the frequency extremes, esp. bass, same for most tube amps, so reinforcing weaknesses at play here

of course, you have the tube amp already, put it on the low impedance taps try it, can’t hurt to try if you watch the amp carefully so signs of stress ... but i think most maggie users find their way to SS power amps, and put tubes in the earlier in the chain if they want some tube magic

jjss -- thanks. Already steered away from the maggies but if I move to a larger room I was thinking I might consider them again. But at that point, it would probably be time for an amp change, as well.