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Feeding Maggie

Medium sized room(12'x30'x81/2') drywall,curtains,upholstered furniture,rugs over hard wood.
Classical(including jazz) at live performance amplitude.
What integrated amps would you feed a pair of Magnepan1.6qr's? Are there any you would not use?
I know,seperates are better,but money is an object.

thanks
pragmatist
aball
2,018 posts
 
A friend has been running a McIntosh MA6450 (100wpc @ 4 ohms solid state) on Maggies (not sure which) and they sound excellent. He is thrilled with the looks and performance of this setup and I would agree. Mc integrateds seem to be hard to find on used market though. Last 6450 I saw went for $1400 on ebay a while back. Good luck!
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albertporter
4,949 posts
 
I could not agree more with Jtinn, the Wolcotts on Maggies are incredible. Control and low distortion like a transistor, body and warmth like only tubes can do.
sean
6,231 posts
 
Pragmatist, just LOVED your above response: "My budget is what is necessary (used,in a buyer's market) to match Maggies' capabilities, but not any more. I don't want to buy redundant quality or quantity or both."

It is NO wonder you liked what Roger had to say on his site about cabling. He told you exactly what you wanted to hear i.e. that you need not spend anything more than to purchase what would "work". Sean
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brtritch
28 posts
 
I bi-amp my Maggie 2c's with one Fisher 800 Receiver per side. The Fishers have had the pre and amp sections seperated at the processor loop, one does double duty of preamping and amping while the other just has to amp. These can be picked up for $200 ea, gone over by a tech and have the amp/preamp seperated for another 120-180, while a new set of output tubes if needed cost $80. The pleasure of bi amping, seperate dual mono transformers, and 64 RMS of tube power per channel make this an unbeatable sub $800 setup. Email me at ScrabblExecution@aol.com with comments.
hififile
236 posts
 
Dear Pragmatist:
I started out with the Audio Refinement Complete Integrated, a fine unit and great value, however just a bit underpowered for my Magneplanar 1.6qr's. My room is the same size as yours, but I have high vaulted ceilings.

I sold the Audio Refinement on Audiogon and bought the Mcintosh 6450 integrated amp. WOW! The sound is fantastic on classical, jazz, big band and classic rock. The control features are wonderful and very useful. The build quality is unmatched. I was somewhat reluctant to buy a Mac, thinking I wouldn't be in the audiophile bunch. I don't care what bunch I'm in, the Mac holds it's own against most of the audiophile brands.

By the way, I'm not related to the post above regarding MA6450.

Very highly recommended, and worth "every penny"!

Best Regards, and Happy Listening,
hififile
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