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Amp suggestios for maggie mg12's

So I am getting my maggies tomorrow and am concerned they will not have enough bass for me.I listen to mostly electronic music and I am sure there is an amp within my budget (MAX 1000) that will give me the bass I am looking for at a lower listening level. Right now I have a Yaqin MC100B tube amp and when I auditioned the maggies at a dealer it was powered with a Mcintosh 275 tube amp. Now it didn't have enough bass at lower listening levels but when I turned it up it had enough. I don't have a preamp so that would have to be included for the budget. I am thinking of trying the NAD 372 as that seems to be the only integrated I can afford that is within budget. Maybe Sunfire or Outlaw power amps and I would go with a tube preamp. So if my Yaqin doesn't do the job what should I get or try? I don't really want to spend more money but if I have to I will. Experience would be awesome!
andrew01
magfan
1,583 posts
 
You're only going to get so much bass out of your panels. Congrats, by the way, you'll enjoy them more and more and especially after just a few hours of run in, after the caps form and the mylar get a little flex to it.
As for bass? Well, that's another story. You will probably not get the bass you expect from the panels at lower levels. If you had tone controls, maybe. But than you'd get blasted for having such controls.....I kind of expect it for the mere suggestion.
Nope, take the money and get a decent sub.
The other solution is just to maximize the panels thru CAREFUL setup and placement.
The other consideration is that the ear is simply not sensitive to low level bass. Maybe your last system was a little beefed up down there and gave the impression of more bass?
timrhu
2,779 posts
 
If you are looking for real bass, take the money and get a subwoofer as Magfan says. Although the 12s produce tuneful bass, they just won't go all that low.
ferrari
617 posts
 
I would suggest a amp such as the digital ones. Wyred 4 Sound or a PS Audio HCA 2. Main reason being the outouts do not sense the reactive load from the speakers. So these amps are not load sensitive, do not generate vasts amount of heat and have the outright power to drive planar speakers as opposed to class A and A/AB amps that are load sensitive. Many planar speakers can dip into the 2 ohm range so you will need an amp that can go there, I don't think the NAD 372 will be able to really handle the Maggies if pushed hard.
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