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- - .7's in for review (https://www.audioaficionado.org/showthread.php?t=36519)

longbowbbs

11-28-2020 12:18 AM

Maggies sound just fine with a quality class d amp. (Now I start the Battle over whether or not Quality Class D is an oxymoron!) :)

Formerly YB-2

11-28-2020 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by TOGA (Post 1022887)

Do you think modern Class-D amp such as NAD M33
Will drive .7 well ?

Believe Magnepan recommends against Class-D amps on their website. Read their FAQ section about same.

bart	11-28-2020 01:38 PM

Those Purifi Eigentakt amp modules are fabulous...

longbowbbs

11-28-2020 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Formerly YB-2 (Post 1022909)

Believe Magnepan recommends against Class-D amps on their website. Read their FAQ section about same.

That FAQ is ancient. Class-D amps work just fine. Bel Canto, Wyred 4 Sound, Merrill Audio, no problemo.

TOGA	11-28-2020 10:36 PM

.7's in for review

Oh I can also add HEGEL H390
Or CAMBRIDGE CXN V2 or Blusound Node 2i+ KRELL 300i
To the options.

I heard this KRELL with .7 before using Cardas Iridium SC,
And it sounded fantastic, but the source was R2R deck.

TOGA

longbowbbs

11-28-2020 10:55 PM

I do not know the power rating for the M33. Even the .7's crave some nice power. If the M33 is over 100WPC for 8 ohms then it likely would suffice.

TOGA	11-29-2020 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Formerly YB-2 (Post 1022909)

Believe Magnepan recommends against Class-D amps on their website. Read their FAQ section about same.

They didn’t mention Class A at all in FAQ
I think Luxman L590 AX II is nice.

How about Mcintosh like MA5300,8900 where they don’t doubling down output Power into 4 ohm, but they are mostly very powerful.

TOGA	11-29-2020 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by longbowbbs (Post 1023010)

I do not know the power rating for the M33. Even the .7's crave some nice power. If the M33 is over 100WPC for 8 ohms then it likely would suffice.

200W into 8.

What I like about it is the one-piece does it all concept.
But because of being a mass market products, chance of
Borrowing for home audition is none, unlike some higher end brands.

Toga

gumbypimp

11-29-2020 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by d700 (Post 930943)

Hi,

I'm new here, first post.

Wondering if any of you would care to comment on difference between .7 and 1.7? Do they have similar power requirements or is 1.7 a much bigger drain? The price is negligible within my budget. I'll be using these as primary speakers for TV/Music listening in a largish 15x18 living room for a few years, then moving them to a 12x15 office/listening room in a few years. Planning to drive them with either an Outlaw R2160 or a Rotel RA1592.

The critical factor for any Maggie is current delivery and damping factor above 1000, I am currently driving 1.7i with a Hegel H390 with a damping factor of 4000, it has vice like grip on the panel and the bass is superlative no sub woofer needed

Formerly YB-2

11-30-2020 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by TOGA (Post 1023059)

They didn’t mention Class A at all in FAQ
I think Luxman L590 AX II is nice.
How about Mcintosh like MA5300, MA8900 where they don’t doubling down output Power into 4 ohm, but they are mostly very powerful.

I'm thinking the Pass XA-25 at 50wpc of Class-A @ 4ohm would be an excellent match.
McIntosh amps with the autoformers, like the MA8900, are rated at the same power regardless of the speaker's impedance. With their non-autoformer amps, like the MA5300, they do have a higher power rating at the lower impedance. Either should be fine.

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