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I have Maggies 1.6 on my system with 7W 300B SET amp. (I can hear the laugh all the way from CA :)

As my environment doesn't allow me to play a loud music (very tiny room, sensitive neighbour and so on.), I have to lesten at very low level (9-10 O' O'clock on the Volume of AE-3 pre that control 7W SET amp to drive Maggies. I am satisfied with the soud I hear though.

AS Maggies sing when played loud. I feel that I just waste it's potential and space in my room with them. So I am looking for another alternative that can "sing" at low level.

I know it will be hard to go back from Maggies to boxes, but I will be happy to if I have to. I was using Axiom M22ti with good result

Any suggestion out there? Budger should be right a round the maggies.

My system:

AES SE-1 SET amp (300B tube, 7W)
AES AE-3 Preamp (tuvbe rectifier)
CAL Ikon2 CD player
ZU Oxyfeul interconnect
ZU Julian speaker cables
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First of all running Planar or Electrostatic speakers with a 7 Watt SET amp is not the most adviseable thing to do. The MAggies love power and current. I have heard the maggies driven by a 40 Watt Audio Research (CA50) integrated amp, and it sounded OK. HOWEVER, the best I have ever heard the maggies was run my 2 Plinius SA-100 mk3 amps in mono (665wpc into the Maggie 3.6's).

Anyway, I would suggest you look at some sort of sensative 93db+ speaker that is easy to drive to use with the SET. I do not know off the top of my head what these speakers would be... but I do know that Sound Lab and Quads tend to be a heck of a load to drive. Unless you want to get a new amp, you need a speaker that is 6 ohms+ (preferable 8 or 16 ohms) that has a sensativity level of 93db+ (the higher the better). You MIGHT want to try some Vandersteins that have built in subs. I have heard the Vanderstein 5's (they are $10k a pair), and they sounded great. I am not sure what their lower line sounds like. I do know they are not the most sensative speakers in the world; however, if a speakers has built in subs that drive the bass, it tends to be MUCH easier to drive than a traditional speaker.

Have some fun and do some research!

KF
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