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Peachtree and Magnepan = No Bueno

Greetings all. A while ago I tried my Magnepan 1.7i with a Peachtree Nova 150 and found it to be a terrible combination sounding very thin, dull, quiet and having the imaging completely collapse. I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced this with a Peachtree/Magnepan combination and if Peachtree might be fudging some of their power output numbers or if it is a low current amp. Any ideas? Thanks!

The amp I normally use to power the 1.7i Maggies is a McIntosh MC275. I also tried the Peachtree with my Maggie MMGs and while it wasn’t a terrific combo it sounded much better than with the 1.7i. 
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ozzy62
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Never owned either the Peachtree or the 1.7.

That said, I have owned Maggies before (1.6 and 3.5R) and I would be confident to say that Peachtree amps don't have the balls to drive Magnepans.

Oz



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ozzy62
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@ozzy62  Looks that way, thanks for the response. I wondering, with your Maggies what amplification did you use? Thanks.

With the 3.5s I used McCormack DNA-1 deluxe monoblocks.

And believe it or not, with the 1.6s I used a Music Reference RM9. Now that's a tube amp with balls.

Oz


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