I've never heard of 1036 speakers before. Anyway...
Hi Ken - I was very impressed with the 1007. You made a great choice. First of all, what size is your room? Bass quality is directly related to the size of the room. You will not be able to get sufficient bass from 1007s alone if your room is larger than say 250sqft. If it is larger, you need a subwoofer - not a bigger amp.
If your room is about that size or less, then the MA6900 WILL get you exactly what you want. Here's a little story: A friend of mine had some Mini Utopias and was using a 100W tube amp with them. He then bought a sub to get enough bass. A few years later, he gets an MA6900 on loan and is blown away by the bass performance - so much so that he disconnected his subwoofer! This is what 200 McIntosh Watts can do.
Also the 6900 is not sterile sounding at all. Quite the opposite. Its only downside (for some people) is that it doesn't have a very prominent treble - but this means it will compliment the 1007s perfectly. I think it will be a superb match and would have been my first suggestion for you had you not already mentioned it.
But it won't work miracles. Those are little speakers and in a big room, they can only do so much. That is the laws of physics and they are not to be disregarded if you want to avoid disappointment.
Arthur
Hi Ken - I was very impressed with the 1007. You made a great choice. First of all, what size is your room? Bass quality is directly related to the size of the room. You will not be able to get sufficient bass from 1007s alone if your room is larger than say 250sqft. If it is larger, you need a subwoofer - not a bigger amp.
If your room is about that size or less, then the MA6900 WILL get you exactly what you want. Here's a little story: A friend of mine had some Mini Utopias and was using a 100W tube amp with them. He then bought a sub to get enough bass. A few years later, he gets an MA6900 on loan and is blown away by the bass performance - so much so that he disconnected his subwoofer! This is what 200 McIntosh Watts can do.
Also the 6900 is not sterile sounding at all. Quite the opposite. Its only downside (for some people) is that it doesn't have a very prominent treble - but this means it will compliment the 1007s perfectly. I think it will be a superb match and would have been my first suggestion for you had you not already mentioned it.
But it won't work miracles. Those are little speakers and in a big room, they can only do so much. That is the laws of physics and they are not to be disregarded if you want to avoid disappointment.
Arthur