I expect at 200 watts into 4 0hms that the cambridge is sufficient for jazz and vocals but underpowered for large orchestral music. My suggestions for 1.6 magnepans from less expensive to more expensive are: Luxman R117 receiver ($300 used), Classe CAP 151 integrated ($900 used), innersound esl 300 mark2 ($1200-1500 used), Classe CAM350 monoblocks ($3,600 used..overkill). I'd go with innersound and add a tube preamp (I use a lector zoe) but the luxman R117 is surprisingly good and a no brainer for less than the price of good cables.
Magnepan 1.6 speakers
I am currently using a cambridge audio 840w amp. My question is has anyone gone from a two channel amp to monoblocks with this speaker ? Was there a huge improvement ? Is it worth the extra money to do this ?