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Best Amp for Magnepan 1.7?

What would be the best amp out of the following four brands to power the new 1.7s? Also, would a monoblock setup be worth the extra money? I like McIntosh; however, I'm not sure if the detail and speed will be up to what the 1.7 would want.

Krell
Mark Levinson
McIntosh
Bryston

Thanks guys

Techguy0192 (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

07-29-10

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07-29-10 I would say: spectron bryston pass labs best regards Guma15

07-29-10 I would still choose the moscode 600 or 401 or the newest ve ... Recordho

07-30-10 If you decide on the mac, i have a friend with an ma-6900 on ... Magfan

07-30-10 you don't state what your budget is for an amp. you sho ... Soundlock

07-30-10 Pass seems like a great match. 1.7 review Hasse

07-30-10 The emotiva xpa 5, xpa 2 do a great job on the 1.6's/1.7's. ... Sthomas12321

07-30-10 Door #1 bryston.door #2 bryston.door #3 bryston.been there, ... Markwatkiss

07-31-10 Did anyone here it with the parasound halo a23? it is not to ... Utley1

07-31-10 i meant a 21 with more power and amperage. Utley1

07-31-10 Bel canto int amp or the higher powered bel canto power amps ... Nolitan

08-02-10 I'm using an odyssey stratos dual mono amplifier with odysse ... Dorfma05

08-05-10 Any chance that quicksilver mono 88's would work with magne ... Utley1

11-01-10 For what it is worth, i run mg1.2's wth a mcintosh ma 6300 i ... Dsper

11-04-10 Magnepan's like a lot of current. i would choose between mcc ... Allchemie

06-15-11 In germany the magnepans are distributed and often demoed wi ... Breezer

06-16-11 The best match that i have heard is what i am using now, a p ... Stickman451

06-17-11 I have traded in my maggie 1.2's and now run 1.7's with wyre ... Dsper

06-17-11 You can't go seriously wrong with any of the ice based 'd' a ... Magfan

06-19-11 Magfan, the insinuation was about what speakers to use when ... Dsper

06-20-11 Insinuation: an unpleasant hint or suggestion of something b ... Magfan

06-20-11 Sorry magfan, i meant to say that the w4s person with whom ... Dsper

06-22-11 i have heard the 1,7 just unpacked and switched on jeff r ... Clavil

06-22-11 I have a pair of 1.7's....for what it's worth i have used a ... Paul_graham

06-23-11 It would seem that more power would help if the amps are shu ... Dsper

06-27-11 Clavil, having owned dcs equipment, as well as jeff rowland ... Ckoffend

08-11-11 I drive my new 1.7 with spectral dma 150s2 directly coupled ... Caliaripaolo

08-22-11 I have been using the wyred 4 sound sti-500 with the magnepa ... Ronwills

08-31-11 I use two bat vk-55 tube amps all this talk about watts is ... Eriona01

09-11-11 class d are extremely sensitive to power cables ... that's ... Clavil

09-12-11 I have heard the following combos as far as maggies are conc ... Latifster

09-14-11 Dear: guys, i have heard the 1.7 through fm acoustics pre a ... Jonathan_pp

09-28-11 which one ? Clavil

05-15-12 Wyred 4 sound st-500, wyred 4 sound st-1000 the best amp eve ... Yerude1

05-20-12 Your 2 x 25 akai with the mg 1,7 it's somehow like a mosquit ... Clavil

05-20-12 I used have a pair of mg1.6's and i drove them with a krell ... Audiojan