I have heard them sound fantastic with an Odyssey Khtargo 70 SPC integrated amp
Looking for a nice little integrated for Mini Maggie Desktop system
I’m buying a Mini Maggie Desktop system for my home office, and am soliciting suggestions for an integrated that has excellent synergy with the Maggies and the load that they present. Apparently the design wires the midrange/treble panels with the bass panels such that the load can drop down to 2ohms or less at times (according to the salesman at the shop I ordered them from).
In the studio we have 3.6QRs with custom built 700w Hypex monoblocks, overkill and not what I’m looking for at home, but I do want something musical, accurate, and with enough power to keep things effortless at the levels the Maggies will take.
I did a shootout of a bunch of amps many years ago with the 1.6QR’s I had, and found that the Copland CSA-28 had an uncanny synergy with the planars, like nothing else I demo’ed. Big loss when that was stolen, but I’m sure in the intervening 15+ years, other amps that match as well as it did have sprung up on the market.
https://www.audioasylum.com/reviews/Integrated-Amplifier-Tube/Copland/CSA-28/general/106873.html
Note that some things have changed since I wrote the review. I don’t have a preference for valve/tube vs solid state at all, I prefer gear that sounds accurate and musical, where a lot of gear seems to do either one or the other. I did try two different Brystons later, big mammoth things, that were incredibly flat, lifeless and unengaging. I don’t want to spend a ton of money, and am primarily looking on the used market (here on Audiogon, of course!).
It isn’t often I’ve heard that kind of amp-speaker synergy as I did with the Copland and 1.6s, so finding a used CSA28 or 29 would be perfect, but haven’t been able to find one anywhere thus far. I’m curious to hear what else might provide some magic...
Thor
P.s. I ordered the system with only the single bass panel for now, but may decide in the future to add a second one. In case that matters as far as loading goes.
In the studio we have 3.6QRs with custom built 700w Hypex monoblocks, overkill and not what I’m looking for at home, but I do want something musical, accurate, and with enough power to keep things effortless at the levels the Maggies will take.
I did a shootout of a bunch of amps many years ago with the 1.6QR’s I had, and found that the Copland CSA-28 had an uncanny synergy with the planars, like nothing else I demo’ed. Big loss when that was stolen, but I’m sure in the intervening 15+ years, other amps that match as well as it did have sprung up on the market.
https://www.audioasylum.com/reviews/Integrated-Amplifier-Tube/Copland/CSA-28/general/106873.html
Note that some things have changed since I wrote the review. I don’t have a preference for valve/tube vs solid state at all, I prefer gear that sounds accurate and musical, where a lot of gear seems to do either one or the other. I did try two different Brystons later, big mammoth things, that were incredibly flat, lifeless and unengaging. I don’t want to spend a ton of money, and am primarily looking on the used market (here on Audiogon, of course!).
It isn’t often I’ve heard that kind of amp-speaker synergy as I did with the Copland and 1.6s, so finding a used CSA28 or 29 would be perfect, but haven’t been able to find one anywhere thus far. I’m curious to hear what else might provide some magic...
Thor
P.s. I ordered the system with only the single bass panel for now, but may decide in the future to add a second one. In case that matters as far as loading goes.
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