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Would like your tube amp recommendation

I've got Magnepan 20.1s, PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium preamp, Accuphase P1000 SS amplifier, with digital source (Byrston BDP1/BDA1).  It's a pretty sweet sound, but looking for something a little more musical with a larger sound stage.

I like the PrimaLuna preamp, and was wondering what to expect if I replace the Accuphase with PrimaLuna Prologue or Dialogue monoblocks.  Would they drive the Maggies?

Thanks,
Richard
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Have you seen this review of your speaker?

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/magnepan-mg-201-loudspeaker/

The reviewer thinks they need 300w into 4 ohms to "come to life", and with a sensitivity of 85db/2.83v, which is 82db/1w because of the 4 ohm, I would agree. Some simple acoustic music would probably sound ok, but anything with dynamics would suffer.

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