Amplification for Maggie MG 1.6Qr s

I have a couple of friends who have the 1.6R's and are driving them with B&K M200 monoblocks, Krell KSA-80 and a Roger Mojeski RM-9 II.

Dear Whatjd,
Tube amplification seems to do wonders for the 1.6. The best amp overall I have used with them is the vt100m2. I found the pass labs and the mccormack dna-1 to a little less alive with them. The CJ-mv50 was wonderful too. If I had to buy something today, I think I would go for a modern day mv-55, cav-50 or maybe a premier 11a. A big reason for these smaller amps is that 1.6qr's tend to drive an amp pretty hard & I would guess tube replacement would take place often. I notice I have to turn the gain up around twice as high to get the same sound out of my 1.6's verses my ap virgo speakers when using the same amp. A vt100 is $300 to retube, and an mv50 is around 100. The mv-55 actually provided better bass than the vt100. The vt100 was superior in terms of imaging and transparancy.

I'm using a Odyssey Stratos amp with good results. It also has a 20 year warranty like the Brystons.

I read in TAS last year that the Goldmund amps were one of the best matches for the 1.6's. Might be worth checking out.