Currently running a pair of Wyred4sound SX1000's driving Magnepan 3.3/r's and couldnt be happier.
They replaced some rogue tube gear, and while not tubey in that tubey happy distortion way, they make the magnepan's sing. That there is effertless and ample power means to me that the speakers are never wanting for power.
The rest of the system is Cullen modded PSAudio GC200 preamp ,Modded GCPH phono, Musical fidelity Dac and squeezebox or ID player.
I dont think that the amps are holding anything else back from the source, and they effortlessly drive the maggies. Ive run moderate power tubes, more esoteric solidstate, and to me the W4S with more power than I need has been a better match.
Maybe a stupid large tube amp might be good, but that isnt in the budget any time soon.,
They replaced some rogue tube gear, and while not tubey in that tubey happy distortion way, they make the magnepan's sing. That there is effertless and ample power means to me that the speakers are never wanting for power.
The rest of the system is Cullen modded PSAudio GC200 preamp ,Modded GCPH phono, Musical fidelity Dac and squeezebox or ID player.
I dont think that the amps are holding anything else back from the source, and they effortlessly drive the maggies. Ive run moderate power tubes, more esoteric solidstate, and to me the W4S with more power than I need has been a better match.
Maybe a stupid large tube amp might be good, but that isnt in the budget any time soon.,