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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
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Thanks for the responses. I called the shop who sold them to me and spoke to a few other folks and I've ordered a Odyssey Stratos with a few tweaks. I'll let it all play day and night to burn in and I can always return the amp if I'm unhappy. Based on what several 1.6 owners and a few others have said, the Stratos should keep me and the Maggies happy for a while.
And yes, I agree that the Denon can play them. I listened to them for quite a while on a Rotel receiver. The guys at the shop said it was a poor match, but they sounded great at moderate volumes all the same.

Thanks!

Robert
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