Many years ago when they were current products, William Z Johnson came to our local dealer to demo his new model Maggie Tympani. He was using ARC tube electronics, including large amplifiers. That system sounded absolutely wonderful and with a wide varied of music. Of course there was a connection between Magnepan and Audio Research for many years. But tube amplification can work well if of sufficient power.
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.