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In Reply to: RE: New Ampage for Maggie 3.6Rs: NAD or Parasound, or other? posted by K-wey on April 26, 2012 at 14:33:53
Thanks, everyone. I've found a Parasound 2100 clean and used so that will be coming next week. Freed up a few bucks in the budget, too.
On to power amps. Did we determine that the Maggie 3.6R can dip down to 1.6 ohms sometimes?
Some thoughts: I hear you guys on the Para Halo A21. Picky question: Any chance I could get it with a black faceplate? Any ideas on where else to look to see if an A21 appears somewhere, refurb or used?
Interesting hybrids for sale, in my budget: I saw a Butler Audio TDB 2250 for sale used on another board; someone posted to its thread that it's a great idea for Magnepans.
Or there's Vincent Audio SP-331, another tube/SS hybrid. My only concern here is getting it serviced, if it ever needs it in the years ahead.
Thanks for the continuing discussion here; I'm making some progress. But I have reluctantly concluded that I'll probably end up doing some of the try-and-sell-and-trade thing. I did that for years in the guitars-n-amp gear world, and eventually ended up with a great rig that works for me.
As for the money churn, well, I just say that I learned a lot and had a pretty good time...
=K
Follow Ups:
No, 'we' didn't determine the 3.6 drops to 1.6 ohms. The lowest impedance measured by stereophile was 3.3 ohms.
However, this is not all that important. The PHASE data is far more important and at this, the speaker is very benign. ANY good quality amp will be a good electrical match, including most tube gear with enough grunt. Your listening habits will determine just how much power you need, so keep in mind power recommendations are just that....opinion.
Working in your favor, at least for power/sensitivity is the fact that Maggies are line source which falls off in level slower than a regular box while coupling to a room.....maybe better isn't quite the right word?
With my 1.6s? I've never measured above maybe 10 or 12 vac which is not all that much rms power, even though the peaks will be substantially higher on dynamic recordings.
I have a 500x2 'd' amp so I doubt power is a problem....
Happy listening:
Too much is never enough
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