I'm driving a pair of 1.7i Magnepans with a Audio Research 300.2 power amp I purchased here on Audiogon a while back. The ARC 300.2 produces 300 wpc at 8 ohms / 500 wpc into 4 ohms.
This is plenty of power for Maggies, and can be had for $1500-$1800 if you're willing to wait for one to come up for sale.
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