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Power Amp advice

I am looking for advice on a power amp to drive my Magnepan 1.7i's.  My source is my Cambridge Network player which I use to stream Tidal.  My preamp is Tube unit: Transcend 6SN7 Line Stage by Aric Audio.  My current amp is a Parasound HCA2200.  The Parasound has lately developed an annoying hum.  I was thinking of getting it repaired, but thought that now might be a good time to upgrade that 30 year old piece.

I was looking for advice on a good match for the preamp/speaker combination.  My budget is around $2,000.  I don't mind buying used.  I was thinking to go with tubes, but I fear that any tube amp with enough oomph to properly drive those Maggies would be well outside of my budget.

Discussions here are always thoughtful, so I am looking forward to what you folks have to share.

Thanks,
Mark 
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lukaske
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Mark, known that Magnepan  have a frequenc.of 40 hz-24 KHz and 86 db. ( This is quite low) . You love Magnepan or you don’t. Putting tube pré-amp is good. As poweramp use one with a high impedance:: i suggest Hegel H90, Moon, Pass,Alchemy DPA-1 { very good match).Try all these on a Magnepan before you buy. Please, don’t use extra subwoofers.
I sincerely hope you find the best match!
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