2out2sea, congrats on moving forward with these speakers. I have had my pair for over 2 years, being one of the early adaptors. I've also enjoyed being close to David's operations and have spent time with him at his shop on a couple of occasions while he upgraded my pair to bring them to their current design. He is a great guy to spend time with as well as to do business.
As Pryso noted I used to be in the big SS amp camp but have gone all tubes. I used to have a Sanders Magtech for my Maggie 1.7s (a superb combo) but I now run a Decware ZMA with only 40 watts/channel. I actually had an earlier Decware amp briefly at 25 watts/channel before the ZMA became available.
My room is a 13' by 12' spare bedroom. I can exceed listening levels that I'm comfortable with in this room with the ZMA amp. The point here is David's speakers are indeed an easy load and tube amps from 25-100 watts are plenty unless you intend on damaging your ears.
I have come to enjoy most how correct everything sounds and how seamless the hybrid design is. Solo piano will convince you how cohesive these are. The crossover happens at roughtly the middle of the keyboard. I have tried (hard) to hear that transition and cannot, nor does the timbre of the sound change. It's perfect.
I local friend has 9' Soundlab speakers in his house. As impressive as the presentation is with those, I have no envy and feel my sound is as good or better in some ways. I like also that the soundstage is at the correct scale. I felt the Maggies were larger than needed in that area, similar to the Soundlabs.
I know the waiting is no fun. I had to for mine, as well as with the Decware amps. Do let us know your impressions once you get them.
As Pryso noted I used to be in the big SS amp camp but have gone all tubes. I used to have a Sanders Magtech for my Maggie 1.7s (a superb combo) but I now run a Decware ZMA with only 40 watts/channel. I actually had an earlier Decware amp briefly at 25 watts/channel before the ZMA became available.
My room is a 13' by 12' spare bedroom. I can exceed listening levels that I'm comfortable with in this room with the ZMA amp. The point here is David's speakers are indeed an easy load and tube amps from 25-100 watts are plenty unless you intend on damaging your ears.
I have come to enjoy most how correct everything sounds and how seamless the hybrid design is. Solo piano will convince you how cohesive these are. The crossover happens at roughtly the middle of the keyboard. I have tried (hard) to hear that transition and cannot, nor does the timbre of the sound change. It's perfect.
I local friend has 9' Soundlab speakers in his house. As impressive as the presentation is with those, I have no envy and feel my sound is as good or better in some ways. I like also that the soundstage is at the correct scale. I felt the Maggies were larger than needed in that area, similar to the Soundlabs.
I know the waiting is no fun. I had to for mine, as well as with the Decware amps. Do let us know your impressions once you get them.