Amps for Bi-amping Maggies


I have been contemplating bi-amping my Maggies forever and I think I'm about to pull the trigger. So here are the known factors:

Speakers - Magnepan 3.6R/Mye stands and ZuAudio Libec Cables

Crossover - Marchand XM44 (much research done)

Amp Low - Cary Audio CAD 500 MB

now my quesetion is on the amps for the high end, I have listened to many, but not with my system actually

(2)McIntosh MC275's in mono

Rogue Zeus

VTL ST 150

Rogue 150's

I really love the VTL sound, but are any of these enough juice for the top/mid on the Maggies? I assume they are, I love the idea of the tube sound on top.

Any one have some experience with these?

thx.

macdadtexas

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I am so surprised no one is biting on this, I am about to start the biamp process with my 3.6 Magnepans, and I plan on using many amplifiers to see which is best... and use the best ones to get the job done... Searching for that sound!

I have an active Electrovoice EX-23 crossover (70$ junker) that I may check the specs on, and see if it mates well with the Magnepans, or I will possibly throw that one on the 'bay and check out the Audio Research one, or perhaps a Bryston. Magnepans have specific crossover needs, as detailed in the owners manual... Make sure what you have, and how you set it, corresponds with the manual!

Amps I have include DIY Icepower 1000w monos, a Van Alstine Fet Valve 500hc, and a NAD 208thx which is really good in the bass department. I am currently looking for some large vtl monos, like MB 450's or 750's...
Actually marchand makes a DIY crossover module that's 40$ each, you need 4 of them, since you have 2 different slopes, a case, and a power supply...

(I realized that electrovoice crossover was a junker, and never tried to use it.)