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Old 11-28-2020, 12:18 AM
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Maggies sound just fine with a quality class d amp. (Now I start the Battle over whether or not Quality Class D is an oxymoron!)
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Do you think modern Class-D amp such as NAD M33
Will drive .7 well ?
Believe Magnepan recommends against Class-D amps on their website. Read their FAQ section about same.
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Those Purifi Eigentakt amp modules are fabulous...
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Believe Magnepan recommends against Class-D amps on their website. Read their FAQ section about same.
That FAQ is ancient. Class-D amps work just fine. Bel Canto, Wyred 4 Sound, Merrill Audio, no problemo.
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Default .7's in for review

Oh I can also add HEGEL H390
Or CAMBRIDGE CXN V2 or Blusound Node 2i+ KRELL 300i
To the options.

I heard this KRELL with .7 before using Cardas Iridium SC,
And it sounded fantastic, but the source was R2R deck.

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I do not know the power rating for the M33. Even the .7's crave some nice power. If the M33 is over 100WPC for 8 ohms then it likely would suffice.
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Believe Magnepan recommends against Class-D amps on their website. Read their FAQ section about same.


They didn’t mention Class A at all in FAQ
I think Luxman L590 AX II is nice.

How about Mcintosh like MA5300,8900 where they don’t doubling down output Power into 4 ohm, but they are mostly very powerful.
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I do not know the power rating for the M33. Even the .7's crave some nice power. If the M33 is over 100WPC for 8 ohms then it likely would suffice.


200W into 8.

What I like about it is the one-piece does it all concept.
But because of being a mass market products, chance of
Borrowing for home audition is none, unlike some higher end brands.

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I'm new here, first post.

Wondering if any of you would care to comment on difference between .7 and 1.7? Do they have similar power requirements or is 1.7 a much bigger drain? The price is negligible within my budget. I'll be using these as primary speakers for TV/Music listening in a largish 15x18 living room for a few years, then moving them to a 12x15 office/listening room in a few years. Planning to drive them with either an Outlaw R2160 or a Rotel RA1592.


The critical factor for any Maggie is current delivery and damping factor above 1000, I am currently driving 1.7i with a Hegel H390 with a damping factor of 4000, it has vice like grip on the panel and the bass is superlative no sub woofer needed
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They didn’t mention Class A at all in FAQ
I think Luxman L590 AX II is nice.
How about Mcintosh like MA5300, MA8900 where they don’t doubling down output Power into 4 ohm, but they are mostly very powerful.
I'm thinking the Pass XA-25 at 50wpc of Class-A @ 4ohm would be an excellent match.
McIntosh amps with the autoformers, like the MA8900, are rated at the same power regardless of the speaker's impedance. With their non-autoformer amps, like the MA5300, they do have a higher power rating at the lower impedance. Either should be fine.
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