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Used amps, how to tell if,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I'm interested in buying a used amp and I an only afford  $2,000.00

I'm looking for an amp with at least 100 watts and decent or good or high current. Magnapans 7.1

I've seen some interesting amps circa 1980's 1990's but,

I was wondering how to tell if it's not sounding "right" to me  due to old caps.

1) what would be my recourse?

2) How would or could I tell?

ie if the caps are old how would it affect the sound?

thnax. 

joes44
jl35
4,150 posts
 

I think we all assumed 1.7 , but just want to make sure you realize current model is 1.7i ...i also assumed we all assumed caps are capacitors, don't think it could be anything else in this context...

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mofimadness
5,402 posts
 

The OP listed the model as a 7.1. That could have been a 7.1 HOME THEATER system with several different models of Maggies OR the .7 model OR the 1.7 OR 1.7i model, so it wasn't really all that cut and dried.

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ditusa
1,941 posts
 

@joes44,

This is a nice amp to drive the Magnapans 1.7 speakers for $750.00.

 

 

kennyc
1,795 posts
 

 

@joes44

I've read some good things about the Khartago.

If Alon Wolf of Magico likes and uses Odyssey Audio amps, that’s saying a lot of it’s performance aka excellent price/performance.  As others mentioned, recapping is out of your budget.  

 

jrwaudio
357 posts
 

I own the Magnepan .7's and found a used Spectron musical MK lll class D amp. It's a beast and weighs in at 54 lbs. Output is 500 watts@8ohms, 650@4ohms, and 1,200 watts@1ohm 65 amps for 500 milliseconds 

All l know is Maggie's love power!! The more the better  

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