How Much Push/Pull Tube Power for Maggies


I have a 40 wpc el34 integrated tube amp and was thinking of mating it with a pair of maggies. i would probably start with the mmg's, and maybe work my way up. would this amp drive maggies? thanks.
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I was actually thinking of trying the MMG's. If you look at Magnepans site, the sensitivity is listed as 86 db 500 hz 2.83 volts. If you do the math, that is actually 2 watts. The sensitivity is therefore 83 db at one watt. I just bought a new amp. It's 100 w/ch at 8 ohms. I think it just won't cut it. I'm thinking a reasonable size amp for the MMG's would be 200 w/ch. Just remember, to increase the spl 3 db requires you double the power.