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Maybe this will help.....from the Magnepan website: How much power do I need? We are asked this question every single day. We wish that we could be of more help, but individual tastes vary so greatly that a definitive answer is not possible. For example, we are using a 35 watt receiver in the lobby of our factory. Therefore, can we honestly say that 35 watts is all you need? Not really. You can get a lot of free advice in the chat rooms on the internet. Most of it is of very little value (or misleading). Often, their power recommendations are influenced by their listening habits and room conditions. If they have a strong opinion of what you need for power, take it with a grain of salt. For each increase of 3 db, the power must be doubled. So, 70 watts, 140 watts, 280 watts, etc. will progressively result in 3 db increases over the receiver we are using in our lobby. Personal tastes are "all over the map". We hear of customers that are perfectly happy with 25 watts and others using 1000 watts. Without the option of listening with you, we have no way to give meaningful advice. The most reliable way to answer this question for your particular needs is by visiting a dealer or arranging to hear a pair of Magneplanars. If you listen to your music at your normal volume, in a room that is approximately the same size as your room, with an amplifier similar to what you plan to use, an accurate power requirement can be determined for your listening habits. These is a lot to ask, but it is the only reliable method of determining the power needs for a specific individual. |
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If you already have a McIntosh pre then I would stick with a McIntosh amp......
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the 601's will do a real 800+ watts and burst to a 1000 the Bryston as Ivan has mentioned is a very nice and clean amp too.
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Must be a rather large room a/o very high decibels because I would think that amp should be more than able to drive the 3.7s to reasonable listening levels. I run the 3.7s w/ an ARC VT200/Ref 3 combination and it is more than adequate for driving the 3.7s.
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Ditto. The wonderful sounding pair I heard was driven by a Veloce LS-1 and 2301s. It had plenty of power to these ears.
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The MC601's will be able to drive the maggies 3.7 to insane listening lvl's........i had the maggie 12's hooked up to my 601's in order to break them in for my 2nd system and it was a walk in the park and the specs for the 3.7(86dB/500Hz /2.83v Impedance 4 Ohm) are the same as the Maggies 12's(86dB/500Hz /2.83v
Impedance 4 Ohm)........i also owned the MC452 and i am very very surprised that your looking for more in the wattage/current area...............the 452 can also power the 3.7's to normal to blasting lvl's...... |
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Here are a number of lower power but great sounding and decently priced alternatives:
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I had also considered the Ayre MK-R mono amps. Beautiful looking amps with some decent power.
Anyone try their Maggie's with these amps?
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