As a Magnepan owner I will tell you I went through a couple amps trying to get the best out of them. Maggie's are notorious for chewing up lesser quality amps and spitting them out. They literally put one amp of high wattage into protection mode within 5 minutes and cooked the power supply. I had a couple of monos built with about 220 watts but monster current and I finally heard all that the Maggie's had to offer. Too much emphasis on watts.
Amplifier current vrs watts; why is current more important?
Lately when talking to knowledgeable people in the audio industry I’ve been hearing how current delivery is more important than watts in determining weather an amplifier will drive a speaker.
So what exactly is current and how does it effect speaker performance? How can a amplifier rated at 150 watts into 8 ohms vs one rated at 400 watts into 8 ohms be a better match for a hard to drive speaker?
hiendmmoe
So what exactly is current and how does it effect speaker performance? How can a amplifier rated at 150 watts into 8 ohms vs one rated at 400 watts into 8 ohms be a better match for a hard to drive speaker?
hiendmmoe