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Driving Magnepan 1.7

For those of you who own these, I am curious as to what you are driving them with. The room they would go in is roughly 20x18 wood floor open. Amplification has not been decided yet but will be tube. just moved and dismantled my old system and want something simpler. Integrated amp or mono blocks, preamp and cd player. This is a music only system. I have a feeling the amps I am looking at may not be powerful enough but I do not want to color your answers.

Thanks
mrnybluesman
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philjolet
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fwiw I used to have Maggie 1.6 and drove them with Manley Stingray (40 watts) and Rogue M120 (120 watts) and the Stingray was more lively and robust.

I am not bashing Rogue but there is something in the design of these two that made the Manley more alive.

Maybe some of the gurus around here could explain but worth looking into I think.
brownsfan
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A little help on the type of music you listen to might help. But Philjolet is right, there is more to this than WPC. You can have a system that is very musical and satisfying, but may not offer the last word on dynamics. I really like what I have heard of manley, though I have not heard them drive Maggies.
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mofimadness
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Sanders Magtech Amplifier. Buy one and be done with your amplifier search.
mrnybluesman OP
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Music listened to will be varied but mostly blues and rock. My previous system had Quicksilver silver mono's and preamps driving a pair of Vandersteens. I loved the sound. The reason I asked about the Maggies is because I knew nothing about them. I have heard they were power hungry. Even though I have been into audio a long time I never had planar or ribbon speakers, but everyone sings the praises of the1.7's.
mrnybluesman OP
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Just read up on the Sanders amp....looks like that will drive anything.
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