I have been bi-amping Magnepan 1.6QR’s with a Marchand tube electronic crossover (excellent) for some time now. For the tweeters, I have used a VTL ST85 and a Carver 275. I much prefer the Carver. It is a very sweet little amp probably producing close to 90W. For the woofers, I have used a Hafler 500, a Peachtree amp 500 and finally settled on a pair of Carver BB 350 monoblocks. The monoblocks are incredible and I will keep them in place indefinitely though they do lack that nth degree of Solid State Slam. I must say that the Peachtree delivers a whole lot of Bang ( and slam) for the Buck—I can’t really say anything negative about it!
Amp question for Maggies
I currently have an Audio Research D130 amp, was wondering has anyone tried or compared my current amp against Wyred 4 Sound amps, I was leaning towards trying the sx1000, or sti1000 amps. I know they are more powerful but would my Maggie 1.6qrs benefit from more power than I have or would it be a waste of time/money. I am a little curious as to sound quality be equal.
TIA
TIA