Magnepan LRS plus & Atma-Sphere digital amps

The Moabs are much easier to drive than the Maggies. $4300 a pair for the new Orchard monos seems like a very reasonable price. I like power. I own, amongst many other amps, an LSA GAN 350 (did a few mods to it) which gives a very enjoyable listening experience. I prefer GAN at this point, over other D amps I had in my system. My best, MrD.  

The LRS+ is not an easy speaker to drive. My GAN amps were the best Class D amps I tried on the LRS+. However, those GAN amps had varying degrees of success. I found the most powerful GAN amp I tried brought my LRS+ to life. That would be the PeachTree GAN400. The PeachTree GAN1 and the LSA Voyager 350 are not as strong as the GAN400 (both were modded). The issue with the GAN400 is that it suffers from not having the utmost resolution, and it is a bit hard on top. The other 2 GAN amps did not suffer on top.

I also found that high current is what the LRS+ likes. My CODA #16 at 150 watts @ 8 Ohm is more powerful current wise than the Sandes. The Sanders Magtech has 500 watts. @ 8 Ohm. I use the Sanders on the LRS+ because it is almost as good as the #16 which is great for a $1000 speaker.

The difference between the 2 amps is a bit more sweetness and more thumping bass from the CODA. The #16 is mostly Class A and the Sanders is Class AB.

The Sanders is a great amp for the LRS+, though not my preferred amp for my other speakers (strange).

Two other amps that I owned that I think would be nice on the LRS+ is the KRELL DUO 175XD (very sweet and smooth Class A) and the Parasound A21+ (not as refined but powerful).

I recently received my LRS + and I am completely blown away. Driving them with my little AGD Tempo Mk3 (200w > 4ohm). An amazing combination. I'm selling my Coda, KEF Reference, and Fynes.

Also using a KEF KC92 subwoofer and it integrated seamlessly. 

@markmuse: The LRS+ with a sub may be the amongst the very best values in hi-fi today. Too bad not everyone can accommodate dipole planar loudspeakers. But then not everyone likes them.

So....high and and $$$ amps for an entry level speaker. Silly. At least move to the 1.7.