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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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zd542

funny, when I bought my Maggie 1.6 I compared them to Vandy 2e Sig and easily preferred the Maggies. Way more open sounding.

different strokes...
magnumpi205
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Using Wyred4sound on my 3.6s and MC1s.
Great matches!
ddd1
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Using Yamaha P5000S on Magnepan 1.7s:

http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/global/en/products/poweramps/ps_series/specifications.jsp

700wpc into 4 ohms. I think the room is about 12'Wx18'Lx8'H
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simao
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I had an ARC VS-110 powering my 3.6R's back in the day. I'm thinking an ARC-55 should do just fine.
dsper
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I drove Maggie 1.7's with a Krell 300Si at 300 wpc into 4Ohms.

Not enough omphh to really get them going.

Upgraded to W4S at 1000 wpc into 4 ohms. It was like listening to a whole different - better - set of speakers.

Have since sold the 1.7's and using the W4S with Maggie 3.6's and no complaints.

The OP said tubes but how about a tubed preamp or tubed CD player?

The W4S will let you hear it.
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