How Much Push/Pull Tube Power for Maggies

it has arrived. it has been intrfaced. and.......

it's good solid state , but...... it doesn't sound like a tube amp.

its roger sander's ss amp designed for electrostatic speakers and other dipoles.

a noble effort it is and a product fairly priced. it avoids one of the flaws of ss designs i have noticed, namely, miniaturization.

i will give it more time.

i am not a fan of solid state, but this is certainly one of the better versions i have heard.

I started with Magneplanar MG-1Bs in 1980 and in the last 26 years have upgraded through MG-IIBs, MG-IIIa's, detoured into Apogees and Martin Logans, and finally settled into a pair of Tympani IVa's.

For amps, I started with a Hafler DH-200, upgraded to a DH-220 and a DH-500, tried an Adcom GFA 555 and now have a Mark Levinson 23.5.

They can certainly gobble up the power, and I am thinking now about upgrading to even more powerful monoblocks.

Nonetheless, I would agree that it depends on your musical taste and your room.

I imagine in a small room, playing not the most dynamic or bass heavy music that even modest amounts of tube power would sound great.

Good luck.

I have a pair of MMGs with the bass panels and I have no problem getting ample volume from a Primaluna EVO 300 integrated with KT88 power tubes. I have 2 ohm attenuation resistors in the full range panels. I never got enough bass for my taste, even with the bass panels, so I also run a pair of powewed subs. I think it sounds great! I never need to turn the volume past about 1/3. YMMV