I had a pair of 1.6's, and they LOVE power. The most noticable improvement with more power is deeper and tighter bass. (That's why Maggies have a bum rap of being weak in the bass region!) Does this receiver give 120 watt per channel with ALL channels driven? Is this rating for 8 ohm speakers or 4 ohm speakers? (The Maggies are 4 ohms, but that's almost a resistive load). Is this amp happy driving a 4 ohm load? Make sure that it is, even though the specs may say so, some amps heat up like a frying pan, and lose bass tightness when trying to do so. Some thing to consider. Happy Tunes!
Maggie 1.6's and Power. How much is enough?
I have a great offer on a pr. of Maggie 1.6's but only have a Marantz SR 19 receiver ( 120watts x 5). Is this going to be way to small for these speakers. It will be for H/T in a smaller room. Thanks for any Idea's!!