VAC Standard 220 monoblocs


Any VAC owners out there have experience driving Magnepan 3.6R or 20R series planars with VAC's 220 watt "VAC Standard 220 monobloc" amps? Or any other hard to drive/current hungry speakers for that matter? I am sure they would work in an active crossover system driving just the mid-tweeter upper portion with SS amps driving the bottom but didn't know how well they would work driving the whole speaker by themselves.
bbro

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Depends on how large your room is and how loud you listen. I take it you have the VAC amps already? If so then use them to drive the 3.6's full range. Not happy? Then bi-amp them and use a solid state amp on the bass panel with the VAC's on the mid/high's.
I have the 3.6's and have used just a single 75 watt tube amp to drive them to decent levels (85-90db).
Get a SPL meter and measure how loud you like to listen and you'll have a better handle on what power needs you have.