Hi melomaniac,
You should be in good shape then.
I doubt you would go wrong with the bel cantos as amps on them either. Anything with good current will help. ARC was a match made in heaven in the tube department though.
The main problem with every magnepan I have had is its limited dynamic abilities and defuse nature. This IMHO this is their only major floor. They were hard to beat in other areas like naturalness, musicality, soundstage and timbre especially for the price.
To get around the dynamics and SPL issues try powerful ss amps and a absorbent rear wall, say a curtain or something more elaborate.
Tube gear while sounding lovely will not get you quite as far in the dynamic swing and control department. I think you need to move to Apogee for that dynamic advantage.
Ultimately I moved from Magnepan to Apogee, but for me the Avantgarde is the only place for total dynamic freedom and transparency... hence my system now. You are right I did go a bit mad in the end, but the Trios sound amazing in every way. As a planar user for the best of 20 years I feel I have all the best planar attributes but in a horn and unconstricted.
Good luck with the Maggies. Hours of fun with those...
You should be in good shape then.
I doubt you would go wrong with the bel cantos as amps on them either. Anything with good current will help. ARC was a match made in heaven in the tube department though.
The main problem with every magnepan I have had is its limited dynamic abilities and defuse nature. This IMHO this is their only major floor. They were hard to beat in other areas like naturalness, musicality, soundstage and timbre especially for the price.
To get around the dynamics and SPL issues try powerful ss amps and a absorbent rear wall, say a curtain or something more elaborate.
Tube gear while sounding lovely will not get you quite as far in the dynamic swing and control department. I think you need to move to Apogee for that dynamic advantage.
Ultimately I moved from Magnepan to Apogee, but for me the Avantgarde is the only place for total dynamic freedom and transparency... hence my system now. You are right I did go a bit mad in the end, but the Trios sound amazing in every way. As a planar user for the best of 20 years I feel I have all the best planar attributes but in a horn and unconstricted.
Good luck with the Maggies. Hours of fun with those...