Amp recommendation for Magnepan 3.7's?

Yup. people think they have heard their Maggies, well at less than 500 watts a side @ 4 omhs, stable to 2, no you haven't .

I drive my Maggie 3.6's with a W4S ST1000.

Dynamic, detailed, and can play loud in 35 X 8 X 16 room.

Having said that, I think that it also sounds a little bit lean and not real live.

I am searching for a "warmer" amp that provides a little bit more texture to the music.

Dsper

Dsper, Van Alstine Synergy 450 sounds like a good modern tube amp at 2 k.His biggest FET has 300 a side at 8 ohms, plus Maggies play better with Minnesota amps LOL .

I've had good success using autoformers with Maggies. It's actually not a tough speaker to drive if the low impedance is removed from the equation.

McIntosh SS amps are a great match because they already include autoformers.

Otherwise, you can get Paul Speltz autoformers and then use countless other amps with great results. On a budget, I'd recommend a used McCormack which would be better than 90% of your options in stock form (or you could always get it modded for SOTA performance).

Tube amps aren't quite as beneficial because you don't need voltage swings as much as current, but ARC amps sound great with Maggies if you prefer a tube sound.

I've heard the Magtechs and they sound fine too. However, I think a lot of the "hype" about them being ideal is over blown. Lots of tube and SS amps are more than capable of driving these speakers.

Hi Labtec,

Do you have any recommendations for a warm, resolving, and live sounding solid state amp for Maggie 3.6's that you have heard and liked?

Not to steal the OP's thread but that would be good information for 3.7's as well!

Dsper