Best Amp with Magnepan 3.6's

I use a krell 400xi and drive my 3.6Rv's to ear shattering levels with no problems or protests. Treble is brassy and sweet, mids are full and clear and bass is phenomenal. Any amp used with the maggies MUST double it's 8ohm rating into 4ohms. Many designs still try to evade this important aspect of amplification. I owned Mcintosh 501 mono's which were surprisingly under powered despite their 500 watt peak power rating...they don't double down. Remember a great power cable and IC's with biwire speaker cables and upgraded crossover connections (Cardas Kit works well), is needed as well.

Audiofeil, you really shouldn't offer so much valuable information and practical knowledge to the masses for free. Such insight and wit surely require some sort of compensation. You are such a giver...and that excessive amiability you exude! I just wonder what we would do without your benevolent nature and loving guidance. You are the beacon in the night, the soure of enlightenment by which we all gain encouragement and reasurance.

Oh, in case Audiofeil didn't mention it, please read the Soundstage review of the 400xi by Philip Beaudette in the Dec 2006 issue online. That will give you an even more fleshed out idea of what the 400xi has to offer. Live recordings can be quite revealing of a system, as Mr. Beaudette points out. Sometimes those Audiofeil approved components aren't as realistic sounding as they are talked up to be...of course I'm sure it isn't intentional.

I thought you had 1.6's Magfan? The audio loom, as Art Dudley put's it, must be woven thoughtfully and with great care. No piece of equipment can overcome improper use and setup. From power cords to tweeter attenuaters to room properties....ya cant's just plops it in and expect to impress ya! You have to talk nice to it and take it to dinner first and then play some poorly recorded music loud enough to hear the inner distortion you missed before. By ear shattering, I meant to say that in a moderately sized room, one can play a full scale symphony or jazz band recording to beyond "live" levels and have no worries. Perhaps you are used to cold running eco friendly next generation amplification? Have fun:O)

That's cool...I love my 400xi:O) Sometimes I think room acoustics and tweaking can mean more than anything. I remember listening to my system before I put the MIT Oracle AC 2 PC on the 400xi and the Cardas kit on the Maggie crossovers, the NBS jumpers on the attenuaters, the HiFi tuning fuses throughout, the solid oak platforms and brass footers under my gear and subs etc... Loving care can make a difference.