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Can a Prima Luna Prologue 5 drive early Maggies?

I have a Clearaudio Innovation Compact with 2 Vector 3 tonearms, a PS Audio GCPH pre-amp, Magneplanar MG-I speakers (the original 5-footers which have 87 dB sensitivity), and an old NAD 3155 amp. I’d like to replace the old amp with a new one.
On my local craigslist there is a one-year old Prima Luna Prologue 5 Tube Power Amplifier for sale for $1000. I’ve been warned here before against trying to run my speakers with weak tube amps, but I keep wondering. This primaluna is said to have an output of 36 wpc. Would that suffice for my maggies? How about New 2012 Dared VP-845 SET tube integrated amp? Would that work? Would you advise using the PS Audio pre-amp with it?
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mechans
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This topic has been beaten to death. The simple no BS answer is no you can't drive Maggies "the way they should be driven with weak tube amps", Some will argue that you can do it but the general concensus is no, so don't even try it.
BTW The price for the amp is fair if you are interested in getting into tubes using some other speakers , which I personally favor. Good Luck.
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