McIntosh MA-6500;Enough for Maggie 3.6's?


Fellow listeners and music lovers,
I presently own Magnepan 1.6qr speakers driven by the McIntosh MA-6500 (200w @ 4ohms). The system has been great! I am planning on upgrading to the 3.6's. Will the McIntosh give sufficient amp performance. Has anyone owned or used this combo, to include the Mcintosh MA-6900?

Thank you for your guidance and help, Happy Listening!
Bennett
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I think the MA6500 definitely will be able to drive your Maggies. I use it to drive the Shahinian Diapason which are one of the most difficult and most power-hungry speakers on the market, with a seperate bass and a high module, and changing impedance at that. The MA6500 drives them with ease, even with the energy-demanding large-scale symphonies, operas and hip-hop music I listen to. Another combination I listened to was the MA6500 and the new Dynaudio C2 - another successful combination