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Maggie 3.6R driven by Antique Sound labHurricane??

I recently purchased a pair of maggies 3.6R and will be using the Njoe Tjoeb cd player. I own a pair of modified Outalw 200 monoblocks and I am considering the purchase of the Antique Sound lab Hurricane power amplifier . Are there any other tube amp options I should consider and has any body driven their maggies with the Hurricane? I will appreciate advise especially because my location prevents me from auditioning equipment.

Thanks Muata
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hartwerger
105 posts
 
Well, contrary to the previous replies, I'm driving the 3.6s with a pair of Rogue M120 monoblocks at 120 watts per channel and everything sounds mighty fine. I don't have experience with other amps so I cannot say that I wouldn't be happier with an amp that would provide more finese and weight. I do have a fairly small room for the 3.6s at approx. 18x15x8. Those babies still get awfully loud with a mere 120watts of tube power. Hope this helps.
dusty
60 posts
 
Like Hartwerger, I'm driving a pair of 3.6R's with tube amps with less than Herculean output. (150 watt c-j's) One big issue that you should be aware of is how loud do you listen? Buy a Radio Shack sound meter. Use it to determine the highest volume level you usually listen at. Remember that the Maggies will output 83db at 1 watt. 100 watts will get you about 103db max for example. The loudest I have had mine is about 98db, so I've got some cushion.
tireguy
1,964 posts
 
I agree with Rooze, until you get BIG power on the Maggies you are not hearing what the speakers are capable of. I tried tube amps and while they were great in the midrange, everything else suffered signifcantly.
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