Maggies are a fairly constant 4OHM load.
You need solid state versus tubes, unless the
tube amp is a monster. Magic combination
I've heard with 3.7 is Bryston 4BSST, which is
a favorite of Magnepan themselves couples with
a tube preamp. I plan to do 3.7 with 4BSST
and a CAT SL1 Renaissance w/ Phono. Bryston's
own BP26 with outboard power supply would be great,
but I prefer tubes on the preamp side.
Sanders Magtech would be a great match as well
Audio Research's chief tester has Magnepans in his
residence and he even says that Audio Research's newer
D Class amps are the best for them such as the
DS450 or the mono version of them. McIntosh would also
be a good match although not quite up to the sonics
of the others overall.
You need solid state versus tubes, unless the
tube amp is a monster. Magic combination
I've heard with 3.7 is Bryston 4BSST, which is
a favorite of Magnepan themselves couples with
a tube preamp. I plan to do 3.7 with 4BSST
and a CAT SL1 Renaissance w/ Phono. Bryston's
own BP26 with outboard power supply would be great,
but I prefer tubes on the preamp side.
Sanders Magtech would be a great match as well
Audio Research's chief tester has Magnepans in his
residence and he even says that Audio Research's newer
D Class amps are the best for them such as the
DS450 or the mono version of them. McIntosh would also
be a good match although not quite up to the sonics
of the others overall.