laid back stereo power amp

Looking for a laid back "forgiving" stereo power amp to drive Maggie 1.7i s through a Van Alstine Transcendence 10 tube preamp. thanks.

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mijostyn Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 8,570 posts 09-21-2020 at 03:58pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Audio Research Ref 75 or Pass XA60.8. I would not use anything less powerful. Going up either line is fine. Atma-Sphere M60 would be another good choice.
erik_squires Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 16,119 posts 09-21-2020 at 04:03pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Parasound.
mattmiller Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,497 posts 09-21-2020 at 09:31pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete McIntosh MC202.
phcollie Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 342 posts 09-21-2020 at 09:41pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 2nd on odyssey. I ran my 1.7s with one and his Stereo Extreme model is smooth. Kept it as a back up to my 4B3. Plenty of current. Will send it back for recaps eventually.
bdp24 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,816 posts 09-22-2020 at 12:17am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete While not wanting to be argumentative, the Atma-Sphere M60 is not a good amp for the 4 ohm Maggies. 1- OTL amps don't like low impedance loads. 2- The M60's output at 4 ohms is not nearly enough to drive 1.7's to anything approaching reasonable SPL in even a moderately-sized room. Ralph Karsten says he has owners of his amps pairing them with Maggies, but with an Anticables Autoformer between amp and speakers.