Magnepan and Bob Carver Raven amps

Bob Carver actually visited me, and I have a few pictures with him. He is getting up in age (aren't we all?) but he still seemed to have quite the brain power to continue his legacy.

ozzy

...and so did you get his opinion on the ability of your Raven 350's to drive your Magnepan's? And are the 2,4 and 8 ohm taps phony?  

Yes, Jim Clark believes the Ravens should work well with the Magnepans. Not sure about the different taps though. I'll ask him.

ozzy

Was running my Maggie 1.7s with my Rogue Cronus Mag.II until last AZ Summer persuaded me to switch away from extra heat of tubes back to my old stand-by ADCOM 200/350 W SS amp.

I don’t listen at ear numbing levels, so the Rogue @100W per channel, with KT120 tubes, sounded great (hocked to the 4 ohm tap) and I seldom had to crank the volume knob above 1/4.

In the Summer and through this past Winter I have been using my ADCOM. At 350W @ 4 ohm, it has no problem driving the Maggies very nicely at any volume I care to listen at.

I have no doubt that the Carver Ravens would do a nice job with either the 3.7 or the 20.7 Maggies.

Someday, when I can quit buying trucks and motorcycles, I hope to move from the 1.7s to the 3.7i. Never the less, one way or the other, I will always have Maggies. Best of luck......Jim

jhills,

Thanks for that reply and info.

ozzy