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Chazzbo ask's "How much juice for Maggie 3.6's???"

Freind has a pair of denon stereo 150's bi-map laterally so if my guess is right he's feeding his new 3.6's with no more than about 225 wpc.I was thinking of lending him my Mesa Baron which tube and 150 wpc should be like 300 SS.He isn't of deep pockets so I was thinking to suggest an Adcom 5802 (if the quality control wasn't such problems with that company I'd feel better about that recomendation)or maye the 380 watt Rotel 1090 on the used market.I'm thinking in a decent size living room they need 300 plus.Any suggestions?
chazzbo
fly_fish_nz
70 posts
 
Hi Chazzbo,
I used BK202ST with Maggie IIIa's for many years, always a little dissappointed with dynamics, transients, and resolution, though the amp drove them plenty loud. By coincidence, I borrowed the Adcom 5802 and was amazed at how much better the speakers sounded, not subtle, no A/Bing necessary. As I mentioned to someone recently in an ealier and similar post, I have never owned Adcom and am not specifically recommending the 5802 (though it did wonders for the IIIa's) as I am suggesting auditioning several amps, and certainly some over 150WPC with the speakers. Maggies performance seems more dependent on amplifier compatibility than any other speakers I have owned. Good luck!

C.
hififile
236 posts
 
Dear Chazzbo,

I own the 1.6qr. I powered it with the Mcintosh MA6450 integrated rated at 100 @4ohms. I sold that and bought the Proceed amp 2 rated at 250 wps @4ohms. WOW! the power upgrade really made the maggies sing. Give them all the quality power you can. Hope this helps

Best Regards and Happy Listening,
Bennett
kheart
13 posts
 
Shucks' reckon I dont quite knows...but they is sho nuff a fine looking speaker...
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