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RE: Receiver or amp to drive MMG

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In Reply to: RE: Receiver or amp to drive MMG posted by peterhh on September 17, 2010 at 21:22:56

Just about anything but a contemporary receiver will do the trick. Many modern receivers have sacrificed 4 ohm capability as an economy measure, which makes them useless for driving not only Magnepans but many high end speakers. But older receivers, and virtually all separate amplifiers, will drive 4 ohms fine. So will some currently made receivers, you have to see if it has a 4 ohm specification, or, if it doesn't, if people have had success driving 4 ohm speakers with it.
BTW, don't worry about the doubling power into 4 ohms business. Few amps do that. Peak power into 4 ohms is the spec you care about.

Edits: 09/18/10

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RE: Receiver or amp to drive MMG - pictureguy 23:38:41 09/18/10 (2)
Does the Outlaw RR2150 need apply?

I think it even has some bass management features, which makes it attractive for a 2.1 system.
Too much is never enough
- RE: Receiver or amp to drive MMG - Frank I 07:39:07 09/19/10 (0)
  LOL It put out 190W continuous into 4ohms. I know I own it and Stereophile concurs with their measurements.
- RE: Receiver or amp to drive MMG - josh358 06:02:42 09/19/10 (0)
  The Outlaw should do a very nice job.

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