Moving from the Magnepan 3.6 to the 20.1

I would pick up a new amp first, before you buy the 20.1's, you will need it to dry the 20.1's anyway.

Many amps would be upgrades: the Cary's you mention which I have and love, Parasound Halo JC-1's (great), varios Sanders Sound (or older Innersound ESL amps), the Wyred4Sounds, Spectron (not my fav, but lots of folks love), the Bel Canto Ref1000's, big Pass or Classe are always great, well, they are just great period.

I don't like the McIntosh amp sound with Maggies, just my taste.

That all said, and I also own the 3.6R's, I think the 20.1's not only have more bass, but are top to bottom more coherent, have great seperation of instruments, and a bigger soundstage.

In my opinion, and it's worth what's being paid for it, I think the 20.1 is the best speaker I have ever heard, period.

Get the amp first, that may improve the sound enough for you to wait, but by all means, move up if you wish. I think I may do the same thing next year.

Stickman,

They never run out of power. 1000 w into 4ohms, that's big.

Amps, not all but a list that I have tried with my Maggies, and owned most of them, in order of how I liked them.

Cary MB 500

Innersound ESL

Bryston 7b sst

Parasound Halo JC-1

Bel Canto Ref1000

Spectron Musician III

McIntosh 501's

there were a few more, but those are the usually suspects.

The bigger Pass Labs the 350.5 and above sound great, as you would expect.

you know, the thing about the Cary's is that they don't come for sale very often. So if you buy them, then don't like them, the market is very good for them, and I doubt you will even be out the shipping. I know I could sell mine for more than I paid originally, but I don't really want to.