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Driving Magnepan MMG's with 50 wpc Rawson GC

I recently purchased a 50 wpc Rawson Gainclone from the man himself and am using it with my Totem Arros. The sound is great! Both the MMG and the Arros are 4 Ohm and just a db apart in sensitivity: The Totems being 87db; the Maggies being 86db.

So, today I just bought a pair of MMG's direct from Magnepan and am faced with needing to buy another amp (and I really like this little Rawson). My understanding is that Magnepans in general require big-time current.

Am I out of luck even thinking of using the little Rawson to attempt to power them? Am I going to have to go back to using my Sony ES's internal amp? (110 wpc into 8 Ohm - electronically switchable to 4 Ohm)

There are a couple of nice Bryston 3B's on this site right now. I may have to sell some things and look in that direction.

Let me know what you guys think.
ballywho

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martykl
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Depending on your room size, listening habits, etc, Wendell probably summed it up well. I use actively crossed subs - which reduce power demand from the MMGs - and I still would like just a little more breathing room than my 122 wpc ARC VT 130SE provides.

Marty
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