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Aragon 4004 mk2, should I buy?

My son in law is inheriting my old Magneplanar 1.6 loudspeakers, and recently while visiting a newer acquaintance of mine I discovered he has a Aragon 4004 mk2 amplifier he wants to sell. Thinking that it would be a good amplifier for the Maggies (and my son in law just starting out understandably doesn't have a lot of spare money) I asked him what he would be willing to sell it for, he replied $450. That sounded like a good deal, and he let me take it home to check things out. My son in law is coming over this weekend and we will hook it and the Maggies up to my Oppo BDP-95 and see how things sound.
So my question is does this seem like a good option for my son in law or should we look at something else?
Thanks in advance for any opinions or advice.
Gary

gakman

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mgreen27
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You'll probably find the combo harsh in the high frequencies. This would be a better option. You would use 4 channels with this amp, not 2.

 

mgreen27
147 posts
 

"I am mostly interested in the long term reliability and the current value of this amplifier, while $450 is cheap enough for an amp of this caliber is it still a reasonably good buy? "

Its a well made amp and $450 isn't a bad price, I just think you won't be happy with the highs because the 1.6 has an aggressive tweeter. The listing ID didn't show up in my last post, so here it is again.

lis7hcb9

Its a bit more, but I think its a much better amp for those speakers. Its a 6 channel amp so you can use 4 channels and do a vertical biamp, and is newer than the Aragon.

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