Magnepan & Manley

Anyone run their Maggies with tube gear? How about Manley Labs amps, like the Snapper or the 250? Or is this just underpowering them entirely?

socrates702-03-2010 4:16am

socrates7 OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 77 posts 02-08-2010 at 03:31am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I was looking at the Magnepan 3.6R speakers. This is mainly as the room is odd: a basement shaped like a capital letter "T", with the listening setup in the top left "arm". Dimensions are 13' x 35' x 7.75', with the speakers to fire across the long part of the room. As for the driving gear, I was leaning toward Wyred4Sound for inexpensive and refined power. That said, I have a soft spot for tube gear, and Manley is just cool. ;-)
socrates7 OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 77 posts 04-02-2010 at 11:26pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Back to Manley. Still wondering if the Snappers will work great or if I'll need to go for the 250s. I don't blast the speakers, pretty much ever, but I do want something un-sterile. I have a dealer recommending a Wyred pre (STP SE) and the "baby" Modwright amp, which puts out 200wpc into 4ohms. Torn ... The price on that combo is just north of 5k or so, but the Manleys are ... well ... more. Don't want to buy more and get less though ....