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Best Amp with Magnepan 3.6's

Greetings - I currently own a pair of Magnepan 3.6's and am looking for any suggestions on an amp that would help me get the volume/sound I am missing.
My current systems is as follows:
Magnepan 3.6's
Rotel 1057 preamp
Rotel 1080 (200x2) amp
NAD 525BEE CD player
JL audio F110 sub
Transparent interconnects, and cables
As you can imagine I am not getting near the volume I would expect out of these 3.6's because of the limited power of my Rotel amp. I have researched different amplifiers and have it narrowed down to 2 (although I'm still open to suggestions). I've been looking into a Bryston 4B SST or a McIntosh MC402.
I would greatly appreciate any input or suggestions you may have. Thanks in advance.
gbowman11
macdadtexas
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Ajackson1, I have decided to part with my Cary monoblocks.

When they are pried from my cold dead fingers!!!!

I do love these things, they are much warmer on the top end than the 7Bsst Brystons where.

The Innersounds (now Sanders Sound) are really sublime too.
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philjolet
2,306 posts
 
I know there are some SimAudio amps that were supposed to be a match made in heaven for Maggies - I forget which model but worth a look in the archives...
hasse
230 posts
 
Anyone tried the Lamm hybrids M2.2/2.1 Ref or tube amps like VTL 450 on 3.6´s?
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dave_b
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I use a krell 400xi and drive my 3.6Rv's to ear shattering levels with no problems or protests. Treble is brassy and sweet, mids are full and clear and bass is phenomenal. Any amp used with the maggies MUST double it's 8ohm rating into 4ohms. Many designs still try to evade this important aspect of amplification. I owned Mcintosh 501 mono's which were surprisingly under powered despite their 500 watt peak power rating...they don't double down. Remember a great power cable and IC's with biwire speaker cables and upgraded crossover connections (Cardas Kit works well), is needed as well.
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lak
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I used the Krell 400xi with my 1.6's and the 400xi sounded good. I upgraded to the Wyred 4 Sound SX-1000 monoblocks and I can't believe how great the music sounds now. All aspects have improved.
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