best amp for a Maggy 1.7i

Starke AD$-320. Superb with Maggies and any panel/open baffle speaker.

I've had good results with a Class D Hypex based amp, the March Audio P502 (discontinued), driving my MMGs.  It puts out 500W per channel and enough current with I believe 27A.  I think the NC502MP module is a good match, so offerings from VTV, Audiophonics, or Buckeye Amps should do nicely.  Even better is the NC1200 module, VTV offers a stereo version at under $1500.

I had used a 7 channel NAD to drive my 1.7s.  The sound was OK.  I then bought an Emotiva XPA3 and that definitely sounded much better than the NAD with much more clarity and detail.  Was thinking of trying VanAlstine monoblocks next.  These would be above your price point but they also make a 60Wx2 channel for $1000.

Never owned ML’s or Maggie’s, if they are at all bright, those emo amps would not fit well. They are overly bright in treble, mid and have high gain, which promotes tweeter hiss, but you don’t need worry about that. 

To the OP and many others about the out of budget amps I had suggested JC1 and Musical Fidelity. My apologies for not staying within budget. If it were me, I would get a used amp that is dual mono and high current and use those until my budget would allow the bigger amps. Parasound, Adcom and Aragon are all older units that one might get used within the budget. I have heard the 1.7 with amps that sounded ok and amps that were high current and the speakers always sounded better with the higher current. I have MMGs that are driven by a Marantz receiver preamp and Adcom dual mono amp in my bedroom and it sounds pretty good. Just my two cents...