Amplification for Maggie MG 1.6Qr s

I bought a Mcintosh 6500 int. amp on Audiogon recently.It came at a good price and i figured i could sell it at a profit if i didn't like it.It puts out 200 watts into 4 ohms so I hooked it up to my new MG1.6s and was surprised how good it sounds.I've owned int. amps from Krell,ARC,CJ and Cary and i have to say i enjoy owning the Mac more than i did the others.Maybe it's the big blue meters.I'm keeping it and i bought a Mac 841 dvd/cd player to go with it.

I didn't have the 1.6Q's but did own the SMGa's once. As stated they need current. I had a rotel 990 and the aragon 4004 on them. The aragon sounded better. I did hear the marsh on a friends 1.6Q s and they really sung. The marsh is one hell of a amp.

...thanks for the replies! Anyone have any experience
using the 1.6 Qr's with Classe or Plinius integrateds?

I've owned two Plinius'. I never heard them with the 1.6s, but I think it would definately be worth a listen. The Plinius is an amazing integrated, in the right system. My guess is, matched with the Maggies, great mids, imaging and dissapearing speakers.

I used the Plinius 8150 w/the Maggies until I sold them (the speakers; still have the amp but am considering moving on there as well). It was a very, very good combination, not surprising given teh Plinius' 230W into 4 ohm capability. Hard to imagine a better match.

Cheers,
JHunter