What fits well with Magnepans?

I just bought a set of 1.6QR's and was thinking about a
Bat V3i preamp
Mccormack DNA 125 or Pass Labs 150 amp
Ayer or Bryston cd player

Are these good choices, or is there something that blows these away and what do you use?

schmeed09-30-2008 5:18am

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macdadtexas Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,794 posts 09-30-2008 at 07:33pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Find a used Innersound ESL amp. It's a great match for your speakers, look up some of the reviews. I used one with both 1.6qrs and 3.6R's and it's a rocking amp. Also, not easy to find but the Parasound 3500 (or a 2200) is a great powerful amp for Maggies. Blow off the CD/DVD player and buy a good usb DAC to decode from a Duet/AppleTV or just your computer, you won't be sorry.
macdadtexas Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,794 posts 09-30-2008 at 07:44pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Oh yeah I forgot to add, I have not heard them, but I understand the Wyred4Sound and ICE H2O amps are both great matches as well.
macdadtexas Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,794 posts 10-01-2008 at 10:59pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I just noticed a Parasound Halo 21 for sale here on Audiogon. I used one of those when I had the 1.6qrs and it was a FANTASTIC amp. This one's for sale for much less than I bougtht and sold mine, so it could be a great deal. Very "tube" like warm sound with the Maggies. good luck, let us know what you get.

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