No reviews for Magus pre amp

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.

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.

I'm leaning towards getting the pre amp, but then wonder what to do for the power amp. Newbee mentioned:

"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."

I have a lead on a lower power Yamaha for $200 instead of the m80 at 500, but if there is a better match maybe I should take some time to find it? I have inefficient speakers old 2-ways from Chicago Speakerworks (now Van L Speakerworks) and so we have the 4 ohm issue with the speakers. I don't want to have many speakers hanging off the system, I just want to spin vinyl and have a good experience.

So any specifications I should look for to match this pre amp?