Bryston 5BST and Maggies MG12


I'm looking at possibly changing my Dynaudio Contours and one of the options is a pair of Magnepan MG12s. I've read that the Maggies need a lot of juice from power amps. Would my Bryston 5BST be able to handle the Maggies?

Thanks.
ksroy

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The Bryston 5B-ST has an actual power output of about 150 wpc (about 30 wpc higher than the rated output), which should be enough to adequately drive the Maggies, PROVIDED they are in a small to medium sized room, and you don't try to drive them to very high volume levels. If either of the two conditions I just mentioned occur, then 150 wpc could be too little to do justice to the Maggies.

I'm curious if you intend to use the 5B-ST in its full 3-channel configuration. Since the 5B-ST has 3 fully discrete amplifier modules, each with its own transformer, you won't get any benefits of a large shared power supply which can be beneficial if you intend to drive only the left and right front speakers.