How Much Push/Pull Tube Power for Maggies

Mrtennis...400 watts ought to do the trick. You have to quit somewhere, 600 watts did it for me, but Sean would you run 1000 watts or more...on several amps! When I went from 350 to 600 things got better, but that was also a switch from a conventional ss amp to the CarverPro ZR1600 digital amp, and the technology change probably had more to do with it than the power rating.

my only concern with solid state is running out of the room because the upper mids and lower treble becomes a pain in the ear.

does anyone have a problem with treble response when listening with a solid state amp ?? i have been spoiled by tube "softness".

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.

my 40 wpc push pull tube amp drives them great. you guys must be getting the wrong amps

Cooch...Actually, Maggies, MMGs anyway, sound great, EVEN when driven by only 40 watts. But, there is more for you to discover some day.