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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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 9,821 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.
tomic601 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 12,935 posts 09-22-2020 at 12:27am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Another vote for a VanAlstine, ya got his preamp :-)
mazian Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 406 posts 09-22-2020 at 12:37am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Rogue could do the job but Van Alstine would be hard to beat given your pre.