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Peachtree and Magnepan = No Bueno

Greetings all. A while ago I tried my Magnepan 1.7i with a Peachtree Nova 150 and found it to be a terrible combination sounding very thin, dull, quiet and having the imaging completely collapse. I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced this with a Peachtree/Magnepan combination and if Peachtree might be fudging some of their power output numbers or if it is a low current amp. Any ideas? Thanks!

The amp I normally use to power the 1.7i Maggies is a McIntosh MC275. I also tried the Peachtree with my Maggie MMGs and while it wasn’t a terrific combo it sounded much better than with the 1.7i. 
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hleeid
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Agree 100% with jjss49 - I drive my maggies with a Hegel H190.  Other SS amps were ok. 
My Ampzilla 2000 2nd Edition 300wpc monoblocks with a Bryston BP26 preamp do a better job but cost a lot more.

The H190 does a great job driving my Harbeth SHL5+40s as well.

Definitely worth your while to demo if possible.

Good luck in your search! 
geof3
1,129 posts
 
I don’t have Maggie’s, but I do have a Hegel H-390. Kicks a$$! To the Peachtree, they are excellent int’s, but the 150 just doesn’t have the grunt... 
joey54
434 posts
 
BTW, the best amplifier I have heard with the Magnepan 3.7i's is the Belles Virtuoso. Amazing sound that bested the Bryston my dealer was using originally.
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ozzy62
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@ozzy62  Looks that way, thanks for the response. I wondering, with your Maggies what amplification did you use? Thanks.

With the 3.5s I used McCormack DNA-1 deluxe monoblocks.

And believe it or not, with the 1.6s I used a Music Reference RM9. Now that's a tube amp with balls.

Oz


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