Mcintosh MAC7200 or Hegel H390 for a new pair of Kef R7 META


I'm about to pull the trigger on a new pair of Kef R7 Metas. Which amp would be a better match? I love the look of the 7200, but does it have enough power for these speakers? 

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Showing 1 response by curiousjim

They are both overkill for any of the R series speakers! I have an H390 and it sounds great on my KEF Reference 5’s, The Hegel is $6k and the Mac is $8k.  Why did you pick these to power $2.5k speakers? 
The “rule of thumb” that I grew up with is the speakers should cost twice what your amp does. Obviously, nothing is cut in stone, but.

Oh and if you like the Hegel sound, you can get a used H190 for about $3k.

 let us all know whatever you decide.