Tubes and less sensitive speakers


I love the sound of tube amps but I use Maggie 3.7's.  I have tried  an 45 watt tube amp  and while I loved the clarity of midrange, I missed the low end slam, even with a sub.  Is there a tube amp out there that matches well with Magnepans?  I am using the Hegel H360 and a friend recommended Coda high current amps but I still am thinking tubes.

boxcarman

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Rogue Audio amps have prodigious bass and slam for tube amps, and are a great value per dollar. Especially as you step up to M180 monos or (even better) the discontinued Zeus and Apollos

I haven’t heard Maggies myself, but hear from others I trust this is a favorable pairing. I even know a dealer who prefers big Rogue amps on Maggies over (much more expensive) ARC amps (the ARC Reference preamps are much better than Rogue’s RP line, though - IMO and others too).

The downside to Rogue tube amps is they won’t have a "tubey" midrange like many other tube amps. They can sound sort of like a hybrid between tubes and SS, though they’re all tube. But the bass, dynamics and power - wow.