Can single ended 211 or 212 amplifiers drive magnepan 20.7?
Dear All
I have been reading up about maggies and am chasing after a huge immersive soundstage that the maggies provide, and would like to combine them with a sweet and musical sound that single ended tube amplifiers provide.
I currently own the cary 805 ae mono blocks which uses a single ended 211 class A output of ~25watts, and am wondering if an amplifier like this or something much bigger like the 212 single ended tube amplifier with 40-50w of class A1 output can drive the magnepan 20.7s?
Cant seem to find much info on the web, or people with any experience. Would definitely appreciate any advice or sharing of experiences here! :)
Thanks in advance!
Cheers,
Thegreenman
Probably not saying anything new here but I’ve got parallel Set 45 monoblocks 4.5 wpc that are paired with large efficient horns that sound fantastic. I also have LRS+ that I bought as a holdover while the horns were being built. I would have to agree that they play music but not at anything I would recommend as a long term solution.
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@thegreenman i use Triode Lab 45 ffx parallel monoblocks with EML tubes rectified by either Sophia Electric 274b aqua or GZ32 mullard tubes. Love the sound with my horns. I think you can see the setup in my profile. i will take a look at the Ottoman:) |
