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Sander deWaal
 
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Stewart Pinkerton said:

The Magneplanar 1.6 are tall but only 19" wide and 2" deep.


But they need about 1.5 metres of space behind them!


And a Krell to drive them?


No, despite urban mythology, they're an easy load, but they do need
*lots* of power. One of the big Rotels or NADs is probably the ideal
partner.


I have no problems driving paralleled Maggies with a homebrew hybrid
tube/MOSFET amp that puts out ~20 volts rms. The power supply is
800VA. And then some people say power supplies aren't important :-)
That's "50 watts in 8 ohms". The Maggies are MG1 improved and SMG-A.

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