I second magfan, you would be well served to just get a good and relatively inexpensive sub such as one of the sealed Martin Logan offerings. I keep the volume knob on my sub at 3, it is just barely noticable and does not at all interfere with what Maggies do so well. It is going to be hard to get low end response out of Maggies at low volume, they need the juice to really make the panel come to life.
Amp suggestios for maggie mg12's
So I am getting my maggies tomorrow and am concerned they will not have enough bass for me.I listen to mostly electronic music and I am sure there is an amp within my budget (MAX 1000) that will give me the bass I am looking for at a lower listening level. Right now I have a Yaqin MC100B tube amp and when I auditioned the maggies at a dealer it was powered with a Mcintosh 275 tube amp. Now it didn't have enough bass at lower listening levels but when I turned it up it had enough. I don't have a preamp so that would have to be included for the budget. I am thinking of trying the NAD 372 as that seems to be the only integrated I can afford that is within budget. Maybe Sunfire or Outlaw power amps and I would go with a tube preamp. So if my Yaqin doesn't do the job what should I get or try? I don't really want to spend more money but if I have to I will. Experience would be awesome!