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No reviews for Magus pre amp

I can't seem to find any review for a tube pre amp called the Magus MFA. The copy of the manual I looked at with the unit was from 1990, but not sure when the amp was manufactured. It sounded very nice paired with a Yamaha M80 power amp. Guy wants 1200 for the pair. Might be a bit bright for my taste, but had a lot of dimensions/separation.

Any comments about this one?
lynnc
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
of the two pieces, the magus is the classic(the yamaha may not be the best match). related to bruce moore and audible illusions. i once had one paired with a belles ss amp....it was incredible. should have a pretty articulate phono stage as well....since its not 'bright' per say...very warm actually(cj-like), it may be a room or loudspeaker thing.
newbee
4,790 posts
 
I've still got my MFA Magus - I bought it in the mid 90's. It is an excellent pre-amp. I wouldn't put it in the same league (or system) as a Yamaha SS amp.

The only issue with this pre-amp might be the output impedence, which is as I recall, 3500 ohms, which rules out a lot of SS amps for consideration if for no other reason than the potential for impedence mismatch.
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