i think you have a good understanding of you system. i agree w/Plato. just make sure you can control the volume and keep others out. Relax and enjoy eva! (i'll have to admit, i'm not sure i could enjoy her singing softly. :-))
Can I
I was using the Audio Electronic Supply (AES) SE-1 SET amp (300B tube, 7W) with AES AE-3 (tube rectifier) preamp with Axiom M22ti (94 dB) and CAL Ikon2 CD player.
Last month I got a pair of Maggies 1.6 and have been using the NAD C740 receiver (35W, just using the power amp section) to drive the Maggies as I was afraid that it would be too much for the SET amp. The result was alright, better than nothing type.
Anyway, since I got back from my fall photo trip in CO, I was very unsatisfied with the result (probably also the combination of new speaker and interconnect cables I just got from Zu) I wasn't very happy with it and miss my SET sound a lot.
So this evening I braved it up and hooked up the AES SE-1 to drive Maggies. The result was blessing and brought Jennifer Warnes, Eva Cassidy and so on back into my room again.
As my room is very small (10x15') and I sit only about 8' from the maggies (they are about 7' apart), I listen at relative low level. The volume position for my comfortable level of listening is about 9-10 O'Clock on my Preamp. Haven't pass 12 at all.
Can I risk damaging any of my equipment this way? I know if I over drive it (play too loud) I will overload the amp and chain reaction disaster might happen. But as I listen to relatively low level, I think it should be OK. Only drawback I know is that I am not using the full capability of the maggies as they sing when played loud.
Any thought on this would be really appreciated.
Ake
Last month I got a pair of Maggies 1.6 and have been using the NAD C740 receiver (35W, just using the power amp section) to drive the Maggies as I was afraid that it would be too much for the SET amp. The result was alright, better than nothing type.
Anyway, since I got back from my fall photo trip in CO, I was very unsatisfied with the result (probably also the combination of new speaker and interconnect cables I just got from Zu) I wasn't very happy with it and miss my SET sound a lot.
So this evening I braved it up and hooked up the AES SE-1 to drive Maggies. The result was blessing and brought Jennifer Warnes, Eva Cassidy and so on back into my room again.
As my room is very small (10x15') and I sit only about 8' from the maggies (they are about 7' apart), I listen at relative low level. The volume position for my comfortable level of listening is about 9-10 O'Clock on my Preamp. Haven't pass 12 at all.
Can I risk damaging any of my equipment this way? I know if I over drive it (play too loud) I will overload the amp and chain reaction disaster might happen. But as I listen to relatively low level, I think it should be OK. Only drawback I know is that I am not using the full capability of the maggies as they sing when played loud.
Any thought on this would be really appreciated.
Ake