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MMG's with a Tube amp?

Here is one for all the Maggie lovers. I have the Antique Sound Labs Wave 20ds. These wonderful little Tube monos put out 20 watts per channel. I am looking to upgrade speakers and I love the maggy MMG's but I know they are power hungry. Will these little amps drive these speakers?

Thanks a lot
Eric Baer
iamcrazy111
gmood1
1,251 posts
 
Maybe you should ask the guys at the Planar speaker asylum. Here's a link to save you the trouble. http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/MUG/bbs.html
jmslaw
95 posts
 
Not a good match. I have a pair that I use as a back-up when my mains are in transition. I hooked them up recently to my McIntosh MC 2102 (100wpc into 8,4,2 ohms) and in my 20x 18 room they sucked all 100 wpc ( I know because the Mac has meters) If you have a small/medium sized room and play at very moderate levels, the 20 wpc tube amp might suffice.

Regards,

Jeff
gullahisland
83 posts
 
Your McIntosh sucked, huh? You said it, not me.

MMGs are FINE with a tube amp. I used a pair (in a 25X30 room) with an ASL 50wpc tube amp and it worked great. I also used a pair of MMGs in a 10X12 room with a Forte Model 4 (50wpc class A) and it was a beautiful match.

Finally, I drove a pair of 1.6QRs with a 110wpc Audio Research D-115MK2 and it was INCREDIBLE.

G
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