Look into Classe' CAV 75 or 150 on Agon. 75 bridging 2 channels = 150Watts @ 8 ohms & 300 Watts @ 4 ohms. The CAV 15 is double those amounts. the 75 about $1,000 150 about $1,700. I am using Classe 151 with 300 Watts @ 4 ohms and handles the 1.6's very well with a liquid balnaced sound.
Magnepan 1.6QR
Well, I'm sure at least some of you have heard this one before. I walked into a shop, heard the Magnepan 1.6QR's and fell in love. I ordered them knowing full well I'd opened a can of worms for an amp. All I had at home was a Denon 85 watt X 7 receiver for my home theater. My separates were sold off last year when I bought a house.
So here come the Maggies next week and I need something that will work. I know I probably need to spend 2-3K to get the most out of them, but I'm not quite ready for that. I just paid for a HD projector and 120 inch screen! There's only so much money under the mattress.
So the question....is there an amp that will work "reasonably well" with the Magnepan 1.6 for now. I was looking at the Nad C372, which has good reviews and seems to have watts and current to work, but how bad will I be mistreating them? I actually made the shop play the 1.6QR's with a 125 watt Rotel receiver and thought they did quite well with it, but the shop was horrified!
So in time I'll buy better, but is the Nad C372 a good start? Anything else around that price (below or a bit above 1100-1200 dollars) I should consider?
Thanks for any suggestions and tips....
Previous gear owned
Rotel
SVS
Carver Amazing
Heybrook
Royd
B&W
B&K
M&K
Paradigm...and all the rest!
Robert
So here come the Maggies next week and I need something that will work. I know I probably need to spend 2-3K to get the most out of them, but I'm not quite ready for that. I just paid for a HD projector and 120 inch screen! There's only so much money under the mattress.
So the question....is there an amp that will work "reasonably well" with the Magnepan 1.6 for now. I was looking at the Nad C372, which has good reviews and seems to have watts and current to work, but how bad will I be mistreating them? I actually made the shop play the 1.6QR's with a 125 watt Rotel receiver and thought they did quite well with it, but the shop was horrified!
So in time I'll buy better, but is the Nad C372 a good start? Anything else around that price (below or a bit above 1100-1200 dollars) I should consider?
Thanks for any suggestions and tips....
Previous gear owned
Rotel
SVS
Carver Amazing
Heybrook
Royd
B&W
B&K
M&K
Paradigm...and all the rest!
Robert