As long as you aren't trying to achieve concert level sound output, the i7 will sound quite nice. I really would recommend more power, (actually more current/amperage/voltage) to make the 3.6's sing. You could always use the i7 as a preamp, if you buy a larger amp.
Magnepan, How Low Can You Go...power-wise
Hi Guys,
I have used a pair of Maggie 1.6s with a little Naim Nait5i (50wpc) and they sounded ok. I hear a lot of people saying you really need 250wpc to make them sing. I have the opportunity to buy a pair of Maggie 3.6s very cheap in another country where I spend some months each year. I was hoping my Simaudio i7 at 150wpc would be enough power for these. Magnepan won't answer this question firmly - what do you think ?
I have used a pair of Maggie 1.6s with a little Naim Nait5i (50wpc) and they sounded ok. I hear a lot of people saying you really need 250wpc to make them sing. I have the opportunity to buy a pair of Maggie 3.6s very cheap in another country where I spend some months each year. I was hoping my Simaudio i7 at 150wpc would be enough power for these. Magnepan won't answer this question firmly - what do you think ?
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Electrostatic speakers generally sound better with more power but also that power has to be stable down to 2 ohms at least as these speakers usuallyu have pretty good impedence dips regardless of what they are nominally rated at, imo. You can always look at some class D amps like the Bel Canto REF11 1000 or Spectron MK2 depending on your budget. |
Nick778, Magnepans are not electrostatic speakers. They are planar magnetic and thus do not suffer from the ultra low impedence problems. I agree that more power is better. http://www.magnepan.com/magneplanar_technology |
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