Magnepan and Bob Carver Raven amps


I know the Magnepans are not very efficient and most of the amps that are usually paired with these speakers are not to my licking.

I own the Bob Carver Raven mono block amps; Will these amps provide sufficient power for the Magnepans? They are rated at 350 RMS at 8 ohms and 400 at 4 ohms, but they are tubed so that may matter.

I was considering either the 3.7i or the 20.7.

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Showing 1 response by jhills

Was running my Maggie 1.7s with my Rogue Cronus Mag.II until last AZ Summer persuaded me to switch away from extra heat of tubes back to my old stand-by ADCOM 200/350 W SS amp.

I don’t listen at ear numbing levels, so the Rogue @100W per channel, with KT120 tubes, sounded great (hocked to the 4 ohm tap) and I seldom had to crank the volume knob above 1/4.

In the Summer and through this past Winter I have been using my ADCOM. At 350W @ 4 ohm, it has no problem driving the Maggies very nicely at any volume I care to listen at.

I have no doubt that the Carver Ravens would do a nice job with either the 3.7 or the 20.7 Maggies.

Someday, when I can quit buying trucks and motorcycles, I hope to move from the 1.7s to the 3.7i. Never the less, one way or the other, I will always have Maggies. Best of luck......Jim