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Amp for Magnepan 3.1 speakers

A friend of mine is asking my advise on what to get for his Magnepan 3.1s. He uses it mostly for home theater. Tubes are not an option. I want to get him a neutral amp w. decent body and high power that will be "turn key" for his use. A preamp is needed as well. He has rear speakers but they are not Magnepans. He needs probably a preamp / processor of some sort and an amplifier for the front. His budget for amplification is probably close to $2000 and he likes to buy used. I know what to recommend in terms of tubes but to find SS that is neutral with enough power anything I think of is too much money. Any help would be appreciated.
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philjolet
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Quad 909 with their current dumping design would work well with Maggies (I bet) also Quad amps are very neutral and natural
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BTW I tried Plinius, Innersound and Rogue with my 1.6s and stayed with Plinius but always thought the Quads would make a really good choice because of the high current they output and Maggies (and ESLs) need. As a bonus I have seen them for around $1000 here on Agon.
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to clarify Nissancrazy (in my layman's terms) if your amp truley doubles the power as impedance drops by 1/2 (very few do) than it has enough current to do so which is what Maggies need
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