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Anyone drive Magnepans with a B&K

I want to get myself a pair of Maggie's. However, I have a B&K ST140 amp, about 16 years old and I'm a bit worried about it's ability to drive the speakers. I was hoping that there are MMG owners out there with some advice for me.
kevykev

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emil
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Kevykev

Make sure you have a box of extra fuses for the MMGs. I had that amp and a pair of SMGa many years ago. The amp would clip and blow fuses.
It will all depend on how loud you play & the size of the room.
emil
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Kevykev
One other thing about the B&K. The B&K is 70 watts/channel amp but does not increase into 4 ohms as most other solid-state designs.....not one bit. Since the MMG is a steady 4 ohm speaker, it gave the B&K fits very easily.
I had my SMGa in a 10 by 10 room with the B&k but if your room is larger I would look into another amp.

Magnepan makes a great speaker. I recently purchased the 1.6s and Im amazed at how they sound.

Change the amp before you change speakers
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