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Maggies with Mark Levinson preamp/amp

Hello! I am putting together my first hi-fi system and planning to go with a pair of Magnepan 1.6QR for speakers.

For amps, I have a Mark Levinson No.26 preamp and No.23.5 amp.

Searching around the web, I don't find many feedbacks on how Maggies sound thru Mark Levinson amps.

I would appreciate very much if anyone could share their experiences on the Magnepan-Mark Levinson combination, in particular, the 26 & 23.5 setup.

Any recommendations on speaker cables and interconnects?

Thanks in advance.
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A friend of mine (also a member) has, like me, a 23.5 and 26s. I have Martin Logan CLS IIz's, and he has a pair of Maggie Tympani 1-Ds. Both systems sound terrific, and although I think Brystons would also be very nice with Maggies, I think they'd be a little harsh with electrostats. He uses PAD Musaeus speaker cables, I use PAD Venustas.

I think it would be great if you could find a ML 26s. The 26 is OK but nothing special, whereas the 26s is one of the "killer" ss preamps of all time.

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