Best Amp for Magnepan 1.7?


What would be the best amp out of the following four brands to power the new 1.7s? Also, would a monoblock setup be worth the extra money? I like McIntosh; however, I'm not sure if the detail and speed will be up to what the 1.7 would want.

Krell
Mark Levinson
McIntosh
Bryston

Thanks guys
techguy0192

Showing 1 response by richard_crl032

Fully modded 1.7 with external crossover from the good guys at humble hifi, birch wood frame with rear braces and swapped rear panel to front.

Had the luxman 100ux, conrad johnson ca200 and recently a mint ML 23.5 with #26 pre and except the more ballsy bass of the latter after warm up, the wyre4sound sti1000v1 sounded the best of the lot from cold start and runs 24/7.

Think 725w at operating 4ohm of the 1.7 and up to 40A instantaneous of the sti1000 helps a lot.

Hope this helps anyone looking for a cost effective single box integrated amp.

Cheers

Richard
Singapore