Amp for Maggies


As I understand, Maggies do well (better) with high current amps. My first introduction to the speaker line was a friends IIb driven by a Quad 405. What other amps are considered to also be high current? Thanks Dave
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Do consider a Moscode 300 or 600 power amp. It is the best of both worlds of tubes and solid state. But if you want the latest in that group choose the Moscode 401 I believe it is called. Tube and solid state and they all drive the Magnepans very well. The 600@300 watts per channel is a perfect match and will handle the loads you require and 401 is even better than the 300 and most likely exceeds the 600in sound quality but a little less power. You get a very wide soundstage that is magical and a very liquid presentation. You must experiment with cables. Once you lock in it will be hard to find sound better than this. Good luck
A Pass Labs X or XA.5 with enough power depending on the Maggie model for SS, a CAT JL2 for tubes.
Magnepan Users Group (MUG) really got my attention.
Some of the tweaks and X-over mods/suggestions are Great.
I found photos and an original ad for my MG-1s there, with 'wings' on the stands I hadn't even known existed.
For SS amps, the ARC D300 was very good as is the D400. But the best sound requires lethal voltage....tubes, at least 100wpc. I like the Quicksilvers on my 3.6. The best by far. I have also tried Electrocompanient, Nu Force Class D...too bright and SS sounding, and even the CJ 55 sounded good, but limited in loudness due to the 55wpc limit. Go tubes....