Magnepan 1.6 and Moscode 600s


Hi,

I am thinking of getting a moscode 600 to drive my 1.6s.
My Dynaco st-70 is clearly not enough power. A few questions,
1. do you think the moscode has enough power to run the 1.6s?
2. its a stereo amp I assume?, meaning not a monoblock?
3. I understand that the key for maggies is to be able to handle ohm drops, and I can not find info on how the watts double between 8 and 4 ohms on the moscode/
4. are there any reasons you can think of for staying away from the moscode?

sorry for all the questions, but I really don't want to buy the "wrong" amp again...

Anders
andersd

Showing 1 response by auaarons

If this is the Moscode 600 that was first released around 1985, it will NOT handle the MG 1.6s as per my experience. Around 1985, I heard a pair of Apogee Duettas (low impedance and high current demand similar to the MG 1.6s) driven by a Moscode 600. After 10 minutes at normal listening volume, the sound became very distorted, possibly due to the amp heating up excessively.

A good budget amp that can drive the MG 1.6s sufficiently is the Adcom GFA-5802, which can be bought used for about $1000. Another alternative is the Bryston 4B-ST at about $1300 used.

The MG 1.6s demand a lot of power to sound good. We tried a few different amps with my friend's MG 1.6s. A Krell KSA 100S was not sufficient. The Adcom GFA-5802 drove it very well.

Hope this helps you. Good luck.

Aaron